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Article: Michigan State 83, Eastern Michigan 71
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CHRISTINE HANLEY AP Sports Writer
AP Online
03-13-1998
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Mateen Cleaves didn't let foul trouble foil him in the first round of the NCAA tournament. A matchup zone defense helped his cause.
Cleaves, called for three fouls in the first half while guarding 5-foot-5 phenom Earl Boykins, played with poise in the second half as Michigan State beat Eastern Michigan 83-71 in the East Regional on Thursday.
Cleaves finished with 20 points on 7-for-14 shooting and stayed out of foul trouble in the final 20 minutes to help the 16th-ranked and fourth-seeded Spartans advance to Saturday's second round.
``I thought the job Mateen did, with the foul trouble he was in, was ...