USC Trojans discuss their struggles from losing player to injury

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USC Trojans coach Eric Musselman discusses their struggles from losing player to injury. Musselman talks about losing 4 of their players have affected their toughness, he also mentioned that they need to make foul shots.

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00:00Gabe Dines reached four fouls with 8.29 to go.

00:03How much did that impact your game plan going forward?

00:06We've got to make foul shots.

00:08We're 5 of 14 from the foul line, playing the number five team in the country.

00:11We out-rebound them.

00:12We couldn't have a better defensive scheme.

00:14We held them to 41% from the field.

00:16It's one of the most efficient offensive teams in the league.

00:20We're not going to get a call against them.

00:21We found that out in the conference tournament, and we found it out again tonight.

00:24I don't know how you inbound the ball, and then they get a timeout,

00:27and the ball's already been inbounded.

00:30We led for 21 minutes out of the game against the number five team in the country.

00:37I don't know.

00:38We made an adjustment at halftime on Braden Smith.

00:41He had 18 points.

00:42He had four the second half.

00:45We're running out of bodies.

00:48There's no excuse.

00:49I know we lost the game, but you take four players off any team in this league.

00:54The fight, the scrappiness, toughness, it was there.

01:00You don't out-rebound Purdue if you're not playing with toughness with their size.

01:06So I don't know what to say.

01:10You know, Jerry Easter, I mean, that was the guy that was going to guard Smith.

01:15So you deal with the hand you're dealt.

01:19I don't know how else to say it.

01:21I don't know.

01:21There's no one.

01:22I don't know how else to say it.

01:24No.

01:24I don't know.

01:25I don't know.

01:26I don't know.

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