Just as Chris Gradnigo appeared to be getting healthy again for UL, the sophomore guard went down with a sprained ankle in the second half of an 83-81 win Saturday over Troy.

Gradnigo, who missed the season's first four games with a staph infection in his left elbow, hurt his ankle when he landed on someone's foot after hitting a 3-pointer early with 17:50 to go. The Lake Charles native did not return to the game, ending up with a season-high 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting.

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Joshua Parrott • jparrott@theadvertiser.com • January 13, 2009