Plus/minus: MBB vs. Washington

Saturday's loss to Washington wasn't such that we'll go reaching back into our archive of NASCAR stories. Yet as the Bears tally another win in the almost-but-lost column, they now find themselves in a challenge to finish the season with a winning record.

Despite a career-best 20 points from Eric Vierneisel and a better-than-usual offensive game from DeVon Hardin, the California Golden Bears weren't able to overcome a few three-point shots that rimmed out, some bewildering officiating that plagued both teams, and a career game from Joe Wolfinger in losing to Washington 87-84 at Haas Pavilion on Saturday.  Vierneisel led the Bears' plus/minus with a +6, while Ryan Anderson was close behind with a +4.  With Patrick Christopher not starting because of an ankle sprain, both Vierneisel and Jerome Randle stepped up to help give the Bears some offensive punch in the backcourt.

However, the Huskies were able to create mismatches all afternoon long, whether it was Quincy Pondexter taking advantage of having a smaller man on him, players recognizing double teams and finding an open man who was often underneath the basket, or catching the Bears' defense just out of shape enough for Washington to rotate the ball to an open Appleby.  Even if Appleby's wide open for just two shots, there's a good chance that'll end up being six points.

Player	Min	+Pts	-Pts	Pts	Reb	Ast	Diff
Eric Vierneisel	35	77	71	20	7	3	+6
Ryan Anderson	32	64	60	19	8	0	+4
Patrick Armstrong	2	3	2	0	0	0	+1
Jordan Wilkes	4	15	16	0	0	3	-1
Patrick Christopher	27	62	64	9	2	2	-2
Jerome Randle	33	70	74	12	1	4	-4
Harper Kamp	11	20	24	2	0	0	-4
DeVon Hardin	29	61	66	18	13	2	-5
Jamal Boykin	14	28	34	3	3	2	-6

First vs. Second Half (minimum 2 minutes)

First Half Top - Eric Vierneisel - 37-33, +4
Second Half Top - Patrick Christopher - 30-27, +3

First Half Bottom - Jamal Boykin -17-24, -7
Second Half Bottom - Harper Kamp - 5-7, -2

Starting Lineup

The starting lineup for each half started that particular half but never appeared back in the game as that unit.

1H - Randle, Vierneisel, Boykin, Anderson, Hardin in 3:15 - 8-6, +2
2H - Randle, Knezevic, Vierneisel, Anderson, Hardin in 3:38 - 2-4, -2
All other lineups in 33:07 - 74-77, -3

Point Guard lineups

Randle only	28:08	65-63, +2
Knezevic only	5:58	14-13, +1
Randle and Knezevic	4:54	5-11, -6
TOTAL	40:00	84-87, -3

Big Lineups

The combinations that involved Anderson and Kamp were a +7 (10-3) in just 6:51 of play.

Anderson and Hardin	16:58	36-34, +2
Anderson, Hardin, and Boykin	5:07	12-13 -1
Hardin, Kamp, and Boykin	4:00	3-9, -6
Anderson and Kamp	3:28	5-3, +2
Anderson, Kamp and Boykin	3:23	5-0, +5
Anderson and Boykin	2:27	6-10, -4
Hardin and Wilkes	2:11	8-8, 0
Kamp and Wilkes	2:00	7-8, -1
Hardin and Boykin	0:26	2-2, 0
	40:00	84-87, -3

Difference Makers

With Eric Vierneisel in 35 minutes - 77-71, +6
Without Vierneisel in 5 minutes - 7-16, -9

With Ryan Anderson in 32 minutes - 64-60, +4
Without Anderson in 8 minutes - 20-27, -7

With DeVon Hardin in 29 minutes - 61-66, -5
Without Hardin in 11 minutes - 23-21, +2

With Jamal Boykin in 14 minutes - 28-34, -6
Without Boykin in 26 minutes - 56-53, +3

Contribution Evaluation

Player	Minutes	Expected	Actual	Difference
Vierneisel	35	-2.63	+6	+8.63
Anderson	32	-2.40	+4	+6.40
Armstrong	2	-0.15	+1	+1.15
Christopher	27	-1.93	-2	-0.07
Wilkes	4	-0.30	-1	-0.70
Randle	33	-2.48	-4	-1.52
Hardin	29	-2.18	-5	-2.82
Kamp	13	-1.08	-4	-2.92
Knezevic	11	-0.92	-4	-3.08
Boykin	14	-1.05	-6	-4.95

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