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Arizona’s Rawle Alkins dislocated, fractured finger, returned to game

St. Mary's v Arizona

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - MARCH 18: Rawle Alkins #1 of the Arizona Wildcats is taken to the locker room with an injury against the St. Mary’s Gaels during the second round of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Vivint Smart Home Arena on March 18, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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Arizona freshman guard Rawle Alkins suffered a minor fracture when he dislocated his right index finger during the No. 2 Wildcats 69-60 win over No. 7 seed Saint Mary’s in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night.

Alkins suffered the injury in a scrum for a rebound when the ball hit his finger. He was immediately taken out of the game and into the locker room for x-rays, but he didn’t miss much time. He returned to the game with the finger, which is on his shooting hand, heavily bandaged. He finished with six points.

“Even with that, I still wanted to play for my team,” Alkins said. “Being that it could potentially be the last game of the year, I didn’t want to go out like this.”

“I’m going to do whatever it takes to get back on the court.”

Alkins is averaging 11.1 points and 5.0 boards this season.