Rueck did not start all four seniors in 2017 in the final conference game of the year against Cal. It could have been because OSU needed that game to win the conference title outright.
Rueck got his lone walkon player in on Friday during an important part of the game in the third quarter. However, he is paid to win games and run a clean program. There is no guarantee for seniors to start. Easier for Washington to start Garcia and then take her out of the game immediately (to prevent further injury) after the tip rather for OSU to start Thropay for the opening tip and then take her out immediately. The Beavs were playing to host the first two rounds of the NCAA tourney. The Beavs could not afford to drop either of the two games to the Washington schools and remain in the hunt for a NCAA hosting seed.
You can't sub somebody out after 30 seconds or a minute? Nobody is going to lose a game in the first minute of the first quarter.