INJURED BEARCATS GUARD MAY BE READY FOR CAVS

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 24, 1993                   TAG: 9303240030
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From Associated Press reports
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INJURED BEARCATS GUARD MAY BE READY FOR CAVS
Cincinnati guard Allen Jackson, who tore cartilage in his left knee in a first-round NCAA Tournament victory, may be able to play Friday against Virginia.
Jackson has been a starter and one of Cincinnati's top defensive players. A magnetic resonance imaging test Monday showed a small cartilage tear occurred during Friday night's game against Coppin State. The knee swelled Saturday, and Jackson did not play in Sunday's second-round victory over New Mexico State.
Tarrance Gibson started in Jackson's place and scored a career-high 25 points. Still, the Bearcats miss Jackson in their full-court press.
"He's been our most consistent perimeter defender," coach Bob Huggins said.
Jackson plans to rehabilitate the knee in hopes of playing against Virginia.
\ BIG DRAW: Michigan's controversial victory over UCLA on Sunday helped give CBS Sports one of the higher-rated prime-time shows of the week, according to early A.C. Nielsen figures.
CBS said its basketball coverage drew a rating of 19.6 and a 36 share for the 7 p.m.-7:22 p.m. portion, which included the overtime in Michigan's 86-84 victory as well as the last part of Kentucky-Utah. Full figures will be available later in the week.
Overall, CBS' ratings numbers were up over last year.
The Saturday prime-time game (Duke vs. California) was rated at 9.6 with a 19 share, up 9 percent over last year's Saturday second-round game and the highest since 1987.
CBS' prime-time slot on Thursday night did an 8.4 rating and 14 share, up 4 percent from last year. Friday night's numbers were 7.9 and 14, up 22 percent from 1992.
The average rating for the five games played in prime time is 8.0 and 15, up 8 percent over the first five prime-time games last year, CBS said.
Each ratings point represents 1 percent of the televisions in America. The share represents the percentage of TVs actually in use. Each ratings point is equivalent to about 931,000 homes.

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB