UPDATE: Gottfried, Tide ready for Wofford

TUSCALOOSA | The University of Alabama basketball team is eager to get back to action Monday at home against Wofford -- so much so that a spirited week of practice resulted in a little bloodshed.

Tide coach Mark Gottfried said that junior guard Brandon Hollinger took an inadvertent elbow from Richard Hendrix to the eye socket -- a blow that opened up two cuts that needed five stitches to close.

"He looks like he's been in there with George Foreman," Gottfried said during a press conference Friday. "There wasn't any bone damage, so he will be ok to play Monday."

Gottfried said that Hollinger got caught by Hendrix coming around a screen during drills, and immediately hit the ground as a small pool of blood started to form. Holllinger was examined thoroughly to rule out any furhter damage, and Gottfried has held him out of contact since the incident.

Gottfried said that the Tide's final exam week is complete, and that no one on the roster is expected to incur academic-related eligibility issues.

Alabama (5-3) takes on the 4-2 Wofford Terriers in the first round of the Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Classic at 7 p.m. Monday at Coleman Coliseum. The Tide then plays Texas Pan American at 7 p.m. Wednesday before flying to Las Vegas for games Saturday and Sunday.