| 1. | Cleaves finished with 26 points, nine rebounds and five assists.
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| 2. | No one was seriously hurt, but Cleaves wrenched his back.
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| 3. | Cleaves'injury leaves Tomjanovich short-handed at point guard.
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| 4. | Michael Hawkins is the starter, but Cleaves was the backup.
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| 5. | Defensively is where the United States will miss Cleaves the most.
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| 6. | Cleaves, on the other hand, endured another dismal performance.
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| 7. | This season, Cleaves was hobbled by ankle and shoulder injuries.
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| 8. | Now comes the challenge of Michigan State's Mateen Cleaves.
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| 9. | The way to possibly throttle Michigan State is to negate Cleaves.
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| 10. | When it was over, Cleaves said he felt pretty good.
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