NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana announced Tuesday a venue and time change for its men's basketball game against Clark Atlanta University.
     The Gold Rush and Panthers will play at 7 p.m. Friday at XU's Convocation Center. There will be no admission charge. The game originally was scheduled for noon at SUNO as one of three games in the Big Easy Hardwood Classic, but that event was canceled.
     It will be the first meeting of Xavier and Clark Atlanta since an 84-72 XU victory at The Barn on Nov. 22, 2004. It also will be the last of four games Friday at Xavier. The other three are in the Xavier Classic, with two women's games — including Xavier vs. Langston at 5 p.m. — and a high school girls game.