Holloway’s Status Is Questionable

Seton Hall point guard Shaheen Holloway has a torn ligament in his left ankle and remains questionable for Friday’s NCAA tournament game against Oklahoma State.

The university announced that an MRI performed Monday showed a tear of the anterior talofibular ligament. Holloway continues to be treated with ice and electric stimulation. He also is wearing a compression boot.

Senior guard Rimas Kaukenas sat out practice on Tuesday because of a possible strep throat. Results of a test will be known Thursday afternoon. Kaukenas could practice again today.

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Iowa State has been cleared by the NCAA of any wrongdoing in the recruitment of 7-foot center Ernest Brown, who appears bound for the NBA.

Brown transferred to Indian Hills Community College in Iowa last year after one season at Mesa Community College in Arizona. He committed to Iowa State after Tres Chapman, a former Mesa assistant coach, joined the Cyclones’ staff.

Mesa Athletic Director Allen Benedict said the NCAA wanted to know if Chapman played any role in getting Brown to Iowa State and if Iowa State had recruited Brown during a “dead period,” when contact with recruits is prohibited.

Brown reportedly left Indian Hills last month in good academic standing and declared, in writing, his intention to make himself eligible for the NBA draft, Indian Hills spokesman Patrick Snyder said.

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Texas A&M; forward Aaron Jack has been granted another year of eligibility by the NCAA. Jack averaged 8.2 points and led the Aggies in rebounding (6.5) and field-goal percentage (.625) this season.

NIT

Kenny Inge scored 19 points, including the go-ahead follow dunk with 57.5 seconds left, as North Carolina State defeated Arizona State, 60-57, Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C., and advanced to the third round of the National Invitation Tournament.

The Wolfpack (19-12), which lost in the second round the previous three years, had to overcome a 32-point effort from Eddie House in a rematch of North Carolina State’s 79-68 victory at Raleigh on Jan. 29. The Sun Devils (19-13) were held to their second-lowest point total of the season.

In other NIT games: Marcus Hicks scored 16 points and Rahim Lockhart muscled his way to 13 as Mississippi brushed aside Southwest Missouri State, 70-48, at Oxford, Miss. William Fontleroy led the Bears (23-11) with 12 points. The Rebels (19-13) will play North Carolina State in the quarterfinals.

Robert O’Kelley scored 14 points and Josh Howard added 13 as Wake Forest defeated New Mexico, 72-65, at Winston-Salem, N.C. The Demon Deacons (19-14) used a substantial size advantage to overcome 29 points by New Mexico’s Lamont Long. The Lobos (18-14) shot only 35.9% from the field.

Sean Lampley, the MVP of last year’s tournament, scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half as defending champion California defeated Georgetown, 60-49, at Berkeley. Georgetown (19-15) shot only 28% and committed 16 turnovers. Anthony Perry had 12 points and Lee Scruggs had 11 to lead the Hoyas. The Golden Bears (18-14), seeking to become the NIT’s first repeat champion since St. John’s in 1943-44, will play Wake Forest in the quarterfinals.