If indeed the backup was ill, it probably would have been a wise move for Boughner to call a time out after they started to get pummelled, talk to the kid and tell him "I'm not trying to embarrass you here, but I can't put the other guy in. I'm really sorry, but you'll have to take one for the team tonight", or something to that effect. Leaving him in there with no explanation at all probably wouldn't help matters. Both sides could have handled it better.
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