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BYU basketball: Cougars can't bust USC's zone, fall by seven at Staples

"I think a combination of their length and their quickness hurt us," BYU coach Dave Rose said. "We had a few possessions where we were just surprised with our inability to find open guys. We play on attack, we play fast, and we were never really able to get into that pace. A lot of it was we made a few mistakes early, and we got timid."

The Cougars simply couldn't buy a basket when the big lead got away from them in the first half. And USC's Shaqquan Aaron started shooting like Kobe Bryant used to shoot here at the home of the Los Angeles Lakers, making four 3-pointers in the last nine minutes of the first half.