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LOS ANGELES -- Playing their first game without injured forward Bennie Boatwright, Southern California showed it can survive.Jordan McLaughlin scored 24 points and the Trojans defeated BYU 91-84 on Saturday night in the second game of the inaugural Hoophall LA doubleheader at Staples Center.No. 8 Gonzaga beat 16th-ranked Arizona 69-62 in the first game.Shaqquan Aaron added a season-high 19 points and Elijah Stewart had 16 points for the Trojans (8-0), who equaled their best start since 2000-01. They joined Gonzaga, Saint Marys and UCLA as the only West Coast teams that are still undefeated.Were a better team now early than we were early last year because of our defense, USC coach Andy Enfield said. Were able to defend. We had 11 steals. This team is very unique because whether we go big or small were able to defend.Boatwright, who was averaging 10.8 points and 4.0 rebounds, hurt his knee on Wednesday and will be out six weeks.When a mans down, everybody has to step it up, Aaron said.Eric Mika scored a career-high 29 points, TJ Haws added 16 points and Nick Emery had 15 points for the Cougars (5-3), who have lost three of four.The Cougars controlled the boards 41-34.One of the big things was to keep their bigs off the boards. We knew their bigs were super active, Mika said. It was just tough to cover all those guys, to be in all those places at the same time. They did a heck of a job crashing the boards.The Trojans stretched a seven-point halftime lead into a 15-point advantage to open the second half. McLaughlin and Stewart combined to score 10 straight points.The Cougars reeled off eight in a row to close to 55-47 with Emery hitting a 3-pointer and Mika scoring the other five.Chimezie Metu scored four straight to keep the Trojans ahead 77-64.The Cougars outscored USC 11-3 to close to 80-75, making seven of eight free throws in the run. DeAnthony Melton answered with a 3-pointer for the Trojans, who hung on after leading by 16 early in the second half.We just stayed aggressive. We were missing a lot of easy shots there, Aaron said. We didnt hang our heads. We let our defense become our offense and got some easy transition baskets.BIG PICTUREBYU: The Cougars began with a bang, going on a 12-2 run to start the game. They couldnt manage another run the rest of the half and trailed 39-32 at the break. They had 11 of their 16 turnovers in the first half.USC: The Trojans borrowed a page from BYU, starting the second half on a 10-2 run that extended their lead to 15 points.TIP-INSBYU: Emery has hit a 3-pointer in all eight games and hes scored in double figures in seven of eight games. ... Mika has five 20-plus point games so far. ... The Cougars are 1-1 playing in NBA areas. They beat Utah State in the Jazzs arena on Wednesday, lost to USC in the Lakers arena and will play Illinois in the Bulls arena on Dec. 17.USC: The Trojans lead the all-time series 7-3, having won the last two matchups. ... Boatwright sprained his medial collateral ligament in his left knee against San Diego. ... 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Six players in the worlds top 10 who will not be teeing up in Rio next month -- a damning indictment of the Olympics standing on a golfers wanted list.The Games, which sees a return of golf for the first time since 1904, could really do with a win right about now. It got that on Tuesday when Masters champion Danny Willett and former U.S. Open winner Justin Rose?-- ranked 9th and 11th respectively -- all but confirmed they will represent Great Britain in Rio.As Willett and Rose prepare for the Open Championship in Troon, both clearly had one eye on a six-week run that will see them compete in two major championships before joining up with Team GB in Brazil.With around half of the 15 players to have officially ruled themselves out of the Olympics citing the threat of the Zika virus as their reason, new-dad Willett admits it was a tough decision to play.Theres been a few discussions with me and [my wife] Nic, he told reporters at Troon. Its a tricky one. The opportunity was there to be an Olympian and that to me [is] going to be pretty cool. You dont know how many times you will be in the Olympics, if [golf] will be in the Olympics again. Obviously with how people reacted to everything, youre not quite sure.I was pretty sure all along I wanted to go play unless the threat would have gotten worse, then it would have been a very different story. But from what I understand in speaking to the guys, the threat is lessening every day. Its obviously winter over there, and the guys are taking precautionary measures to make sure things are as safe as possible. So Im willing to take that little bit of risk that there is and go play.It was something I wanted to do was to be supporting team Britain in the Olympics and its something Im still very much set for going.Rose, meanwhile, said he is excited to be headed to Rio. Im treating it as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, he said. Its sort of been my tag line, I suppose. I hhope that Ill be able to play in Tokyo [in 2020].dddddddddddd We hope that golf will be in Tokyo, but for the most part, at this stage of my career its something that comes around once every four years [so] its something you can certainly make an exception for. Thats been my attitude towards it.Just being a part of Team GB, in a sense you feel like youre part of something bigger than just your individual sport as well.Its going to be a fun occasion, and Ive never been to an Olympic games in any capacity. To go as an athlete is a huge honour. But as part of the whole experience, I want to take in the Games as a whole. So its something that my family and I have been very excited about.Both players, though, expressed sympathy with those who have pulled out due to the threat of Zika -- a virus that can cause defects in new-born babies.You look at a lot of people down there in their own sports and a lot of them are inside, Willett said. Were one of the only sports that are going to be outside for such a long period of time. You look at the golf course, its obviously very close to the water down in old marshland.So if you break it down, the risks are probably slightly higher for us than other sports just because of the nature that you could be having five-hour rounds with an hour warm-up and still be outside for long periods of time. And obviously, the mosquitos are going to potentially be there. But its winter [in Brazil]. The threat level has been lessening every week.Rose added: Its a sad situation to see those sorts of guys pulling out. Its obviously weakened the field. But youve got to respect their position. You do have to put your health and family first from that point of view.Willett and Rose are expected to be announced on Wednesday as Team GBs representatives for Rio, with Englishman Chris Wood first reserve should either of his compatriots have a last-minute change of heart. ' ' '