1.   And at that point, Cowher cleared his bench.

2.   As he stepped toward the plate, Young and Cuban catcher Ariel Pestano bumped into each other, clearing both benches.

3.   But again UMass regrouped, added a few insurance baskets, and enabled coach Bruiser Flint to clear his bench with a minute to go.

4.   By midway through the fourth quarter, it was time to clear the bench.

5.   Cleary, who took over as coach last season after Canan went to Newburyport, prefers to clear his bench and hold the score down.

6.   Every player on the active roster got into the game as Coach Don Nelson cleared his bench near the end.

7.   He seemed more pleased that he was able to clear his bench with considerable time on the clock.

8.   Howard could have taken a bigger beating had UConn not cleared its bench early.

9.   It only got interesting during the last four minutes, when Riley cleared the bench.

10.   Krzyzewski then cleared the bench, giving each player a hug as he came off the floor.