SAN DIEGO -- Bennie Boatwright hobbled out of Jenny Craig Pavilion on crutches and his sprained left knee in a brace, an injury that put a damper on Southern Californias 76-55 victory against San Diego and left the undefeated Trojans wondering how long theyll be without their second-leading scorer.The 6-foot-10 sophomore forward was hurt when he collided with USDs Juwan Gray while taking a shot just three minutes in. Boatwright stayed on the floor for a few minutes while being tended to and had to be helped to the bench. He also had to be helped into the locker room at halftime.Coach Andy Enfield said Boatwright will have an MRI exam on Thursday.Were hoping its just a sprain, Enfield said. Were hoping for the best. Hell certainly be out for a while. Were hoping its a few weeks vs. the season.Chimezie Metu had 19 points and 13 rebounds, and Elijah Stewart scored 15 points for the Trojans (7-0), who led the whole way in beating the Toreros for the second straight season. DeAnthony Melton added 14.Boatwright, who missed the first two games with back spasms, was averaging 13.5 points.It has an effect because our rotation is not the same as it would be with him in there. Hes a unique player, with his size and his guard skills, Enfield added. We had to go small, and then we went big. Thank goodness Chimezie is skilled enough to play both front-line positions. ... Our players just have to step up.Metu agreed.Its one less scoring option on offense. At times when we didnt have him it was hard for us to score. Were just going to have to work through it.Olin Carter III scored 21 for USD, while Brett Bailey had 17 and Tyler Williams 10.TALL TROJANUSC was too big and talented for the Toreros, particularly the 6-foot-11 Metu, who was 9 of 11 from the floor. He dominated on the boards and scored eight of the Trojans final 12 points of the first half en route to a 43-31 lead. He had a tip-in off a rebound, a turnaround jumper, a jump hook and a slam dunk off a rebound.The teams combined to miss 14 straight shots early in the second half, each going about six minutes without scoring.Metu broke the Trojans drought with a slam dunk on an alley-oop pass from Jordan McLaughlin.BIG PICTUREUSC: The Trojans are off to their best start since going 8-0 to open the 2000-01 season. They finished 24-10 after reaching the Elite Eight.USD: The Toreros dropped to 0-6 all-time against the Trojans. The Toreros opened last season at USC, losing 83-45.TOREROSWeve just got to continue to chop wood, San Diego coach Lamont Smith said. Weve got to have our freshmen grow up. Right now they havent played at a high enough clip, and with half our team being freshmen, theyve got to produce.UP NEXTUSC plays BYU in the Hoophall LA game at Staples Center on Saturday. The game is part of a doubleheader, with No. 8 Gonzaga and 16th-ranked Arizona playing the first game. 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Detroit and Boston are deadlocked, 1-1, and Tigers manager Jim Leyland could be forgiven if he was caught rationalizing instead of dissecting how his club could blow a 5-1 lead late in Game 2.INDIANAPOLIS -- Miami forward Chris Andersen grudgingly accepted his punishment from the NBA on Saturday morning. Hes not about to let Saturday nights suspension change him -- or the way he plays. Less than 24 hours after league officials upgraded Thursday nights flagrant one foul call to a flagrant two and suspended him for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, the guy better known in basketball circles as the "Birdman" told reporters he doesnt regret what happened. "It doesnt matter at this point," Andersen said when asked what led to the first-half skirmish in Game 5. "It was the heat of the moment. A guy pushed me out of my comfort zone, and I let it get to me. I cant regret anything. It is what it is, bro. At the time it was a flagrant one, now its a flagrant two." Andersen was called for a foul after knocking Pacers forward Tyler Hansbrough to the floor with a blind-side body check. When Hansbrough got up, Andersen shoved him in the chest. Following a replay review, both players were called for technical fouls and Andersen drew the flagrant one. But when league officials took another look, they rescinded Hansbroughs technical and upgraded Andersens flagrant foul to what would have been an ejection had it been called that way on the floor. The body check and shove even had David Stern saying "I dont know what he was doing." Hansbrough is still befuddled, too. "Theres nothing I do differently against this team, I just come out and play my style," he said after the Pacers shootaround. "This one, Im not sure what happened. Its just playoff intensity, I guess." The loss of Andersen could have a major impact Saturday night. Miami won Game 5 thanks in part to Andersens presence inside, which helped the Heat get Indianas dominant inside game under control. Miami leads 3-2 and can clinch a third straight trip to the NBA Finals with a win Saturday in Indy where theyre 1-3 this season. Without Andersen, the Heaat loses one of their more physical players.dddddddddddd Miami coach Erik Spoelstra told reporters that backup forward Joel Anthony will get some of the minutes usually reserved for Andersen. What else will the Heat be missing? A player who has made his last 17 shots and all 15 in this best-of-seven series. "Id say maybe finishing around the rim," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said when asked about the difference between Anthony and Andersen. "Obviously, anything less than 100 per cent is less than Chris Andersen." Vogel said he also expects Miami to make other adjustments such as using Chris Bosh inside more and giving Udonis Haslem more minutes. Haslem has gone 8 of 9 from the field in each of Miamis last two wins. As for Andersen, Spoelstra said the two discussed the play and the punishment Friday after the ruling was handed down. When asked about details of the discussion, Spoelstra said he was keeping that private. "Weve moved on and anything now is about getting this done tonight," he said. Vogel has his own concern. Team doctors have diagnosed starting forward David West with an upper respiratory infection. West missed Saturday mornings film session and after watching the first portion of the shootaround, Vogel said he sent West home early to get some additional rest. West has had a major role in the Pacers success all season and particularly in this series, in which he has averaged 18.2 points and 8.4 rebounds and if hes not at 100 per cent, it could be problematic as the Pacers attempt to send this series back to Miami for Game 7 on Monday night. "Any time, youve got a guy who is not 100 per cent, its a concern," Vogel said. "But hell get rested this afternoon and hell be ready to go." The Heat wont have that luxury with Andersen -- until next week. "Ill deal with the repercussions of it and miss this game, but