Player, Student Are Disciplined

The Michigan player and Michigan State fan involved in an altercation before last weekend’s game between the Wolverines and the Spartans at East Lansing, Mich., were disciplined by the Big Ten Conference on Tuesday.

Michigan reserve Amadou Ba sat out Tuesday night’s game against Illinois and will sit out half of Saturday’s game at Ohio State.

The Michigan State student will not be allowed to attend the Spartans’ home game tonight against Ohio State or the first half of the March 2 game against Wisconsin.

Video of the Saturday incident shows Ba was sitting in the first row courtside during pregame warmups. The fan walked past Ba, then came back toward him. Ba stood up and shoved the fan, who fell to the court.

The fan, who appeared to be intoxicated, was taken to a Lansing hospital. His name wasn’t released by authorities.

-- Associated Press

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A doctor is scheduled to examine X-rays of RouSean Cromwell’s right foot today and determine whether the USC forward can play Thursday against Oregon at the Sports Arena. The 6-foot-10 freshman rejoined his teammates in half-court drills Tuesday.

Sophomore shooting guard Gabe Pruitt resumed some individual shooting drills but said he’s still targeting a return for either next week’s games against Stanford and California or the Pacific 10 Conference tournament.

-- Ben Bolch

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Louisville center David Padgett will sit out the rest of the season because of an injured left knee and is expected to be ready to play next fall.

An MRI test revealed significant damage that will require arthroscopic surgery. Padgett, a sophomore, averaged 11.8 points and 6.1 rebounds in 24 games.

-- Associated Press