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Found January 16, 2012 on Rivals.com:
PLAYERS: Mateen Cleaves
TEAMS: Michigan State Spartans
Mateen Cleaves was only a sophomore, still two years away from leading Michigan State to a national championship. Michigan was in its first season after coach Steve Fisher's ouster -- a memorable era giving way to hard times and NCAA sanctions. The date was Feb. 17, 1998, and that's the last time the Spartans and Wolverines met while both were in the Top 25.
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