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UCLA's Aboya appears to be OK, expects to play Saturday nightThe Associated Press
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.25.2008
LOS ANGELES — An MRI on UCLA center Alfred Aboya's left wrist revealed no fracture, and he was listed as probable for the 13th-ranked Bruins' game against Florida International on Saturday at Pauley Pavilion.
Aboya, a senior center, had a career-high 22 points and eight rebounds in UCLA's 77-60 victory over Southern Illinois on Friday night in the consolation game of the 2K Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden but landed hard after taking a charge late in the game.
UCLA coach Ben Howland had feared Aboya had broken his wrist, but X-rays and a CT scan in New York came back negative, as did the MRI after the Bruins returned to Los Angeles.
Xavier moves into Top 25 poll at No. 16
It took until the second week of the season for a team to break into the Top 25.
North Carolina, Connecticut and Louisville held the top three spots in The Associated Press' college basketball poll Monday, and Xavier moved in at No. 16 after winning the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
The Tar Heels (3-0), who welcomed back Player of the Year Tyler Hansbrough from an injury, were again a unanimous selection of the 72-member national media panel. Hansbrough returned Friday and played 25 minutes, but he was rested Monday night.
Connecticut (4-0) stayed at No. 2 after beating La Salle and Miami to advance to the championship game of the Paradise Jam. Louisville (2-0) kept the No. 3 spot after opening its season by winning its Billy Minardi Classic with wins over Morehead State and South Alabama.
UCLA (3-1) lost to Michigan 55-52 in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic and dropped from fourth to No. 13.
Pittsburgh (4-0) moved from sixth to fourth, leaping Michigan State (2-0), which remained No. 5.
Texas (2-0) moved up one place to sixth, and Duke (6-0), which beat Michigan for the 2K Sports Classic title, jumped from 10th to No. 7.
Notre Dame (2-0) and Gonzaga (2-0) remained eighth and ninth, and Purdue (4-0) moved up one place to close out the top 10.
Rim shots
● Southern Illinois center Nick Evans will be out four to six weeks after breaking his left wrist during a loss to UCLA.
Evans, a 6-foot-11-inch freshman who is averaging six points and three rebounds, was injured Friday.
● Louisiana-Monroe has suspended two men's basketball players for breaking team rules. Coach Orlando Early announced the indefinite suspensions of David Garrison and Tony Hooper, both seniors, on Monday. He did not provide details about the violations.
Hooper, a preseason All-Sun Belt selection, is the team's second-leading scorer this season, averaging 10.3 points per game.
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