OGDEN, Utah - If Idaho State's playing rotation seemed odd when it played Weber State on Thursday, it looked even stranger Saturday.

After playing a whopping 40 minutes against the Wildcats three days ago, Demetrius Monroe did nothing but sit on the bench at Dee Events Center.

Idaho State coach Joe O'Brien instead went with Chron Tatum at the power forward position, and played him for 33 minutes. Junior forward Felix Caspari also saw 18 minutes of action.

O'Brien said he changed his game plan because of how well Tatum and Caspari were playing. Tatum recorded 13 points and nine rebounds. Caspari put in seven points and snared two rebounds.

"You want me to take Chron off the floor with the game he was having?" O'Brien said. "No. I've been handcuffed all year with three guys at the four spot. Felix has come on, and he gave us a better defender and a more aggressive player than (Monroe) tonight."

O'Brien said he was more displeased with the play of centers Lucas Steijn and Deividas Busma than Monroe. Combined, they played 29 minutes and scored just four points. Busma was held scoreless.

"I'm disappointed in our fives," O'Brien said. "They've got size and can shoot the ball. It's not unreasonable to ask for a double-double from them. But we're not getting enough production out of them. They're playing too soft."

Saturday also saw the first extended playing time for Sherrod Baldwin and Phyllip Taylor in a few weeks. Baldwin played 16 minutes and dished out two assists compared to one turnover, while Taylor scored two points in 12 minutes.

O'Brien said he played Baldwin because Morgan was injured for part of the game and Taylor because he felt he had fresher legs than starter Donnie Carson.

Bench production

Weber State dominated Idaho State in terms of bench scoring. The Wildcats' reserves poured in 29 points. Only two Bengals' players came off the bench to score points. Caspari put in seven, and Taylor scored two. Baldwin, Austin Kilpatrick and Busma were all held scoreless.

It took so long for a dunk because?

Some may remember that it took Idaho State more than 10 games to record its first slam dunk of the season. After watching Tatum throw down two spectacular dunks on Saturday, it raises the question why?

Tatum said there's simply a time for everything.

"I did that today, because it was a must win," he said. "I'll do whatever it takes to win. That's what I did today. There's a time to try to get fouled, there's a time to shoot and there's a time to shoot and not even try to be a scorer."

Big crowd

Weber State shattered the Big Sky's single-game attendance mark for the season by attracting 7,401 fans to Dee Events Center on Saturday. About 100 Idaho State fans were in attendance, but Weber State fans came out in droves.

Partly, they came because the Wildcats sit atop the Big Sky standings at 8-1. But it was also mascot day in Ogden, Utah. The headliner was the Utah Jazz Bear.