Alabama A&M Bulldogs @ Alcorn State Braves
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| AAMU2-17 | 24 | 28 | 52 |
| ALCN6-14 | 23 | 45 | 68 |
The scoring timeline.
Every scoring moment, when the official feed stamped it — and when FirstBuzzer's in-venue spotters buzzed it first. Times are ET.
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Avery Patterson made Free Throw.
0–1 -
Avery Patterson made Layup. Assisted by Devon Brewer.
0–3 -
Arthur Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Julian Walters.
2–3 -
Arthur Johnson made Free Throw.
3–3 -
Dante Sterling made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Mosby.
3–6 -
Marcus Merriweather made Layup. Assisted by Arthur Johnson.
5–6 -
Avery Patterson made Free Throw.
5–7 -
Avery Patterson made Free Throw.
5–8 -
Arthur Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ariston Johnson.
8–8 -
A.J. Mosby made Jumper.
8–10 -
Evan Wiley made Jumper. Assisted by Arthur Johnson.
10–10 -
Yalen Reed made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Carter.
10–12 -
Julian Walters made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mohamed Sherif.
13–12 -
A.J. Mosby made Jumper.
13–14 -
Troymain Crosby made Layup. Assisted by Devon Brewer.
13–16 -
Dante Sterling made Free Throw.
13–17 -
Dante Sterling made Free Throw.
13–18 -
A.J. Mosby made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dante Sterling.
13–21 -
Evan Wiley made Layup. Assisted by Julian Walters.
15–21 -
Troymain Crosby made Free Throw.
15–22 -
Troymain Crosby made Free Throw.
15–23 -
Evan Wiley made Jumper. Assisted by Julian Walters.
17–23 -
Arthur Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Julian Walters.
19–23 -
Arthur Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Julian Walters.
22–23 -
Marcus Merriweather made Jumper. Assisted by Julian Walters.
24–23 -
Devon Brewer made Layup. Assisted by A.J. Mosby.
24–25 -
Dante Sterling made Dunk. Assisted by Tyler Carter.
24–27 -
A.J. Mosby made Layup.
24–29 -
A.J. Mosby made Free Throw.
24–30 -
Dante Sterling made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Mosby.
24–33 -
Julian Walters made Layup. Assisted by Arthur Johnson.
26–33 -
Arthur Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Mohamed Sherif.
28–33 -
Tyler Carter made Layup. Assisted by Devon Brewer.
28–35 -
Arthur Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Julian Walters.
31–35 -
Devon Brewer made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Carter.
31–37 -
Maurice Howard made Jumper.
31–39 -
A.J. Mosby made Free Throw.
31–40 -
A.J. Mosby made Free Throw.
31–41 -
Julian Walters made Jumper.
33–41 -
Andre Kennedy made Dunk. Assisted by Julian Walters.
35–41 -
A.J. Mosby made Layup.
35–43 -
Andre Kennedy made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Merriweather.
37–43 -
Troymain Crosby made Jumper. Assisted by Avery Patterson.
37–45 -
Mohamed Sherif made Free Throw.
38–45 -
Marcus Merriweather made Layup. Assisted by Mohamed Sherif.
40–45 -
Kobe Wilson made Dunk.
40–47 -
Dante Sterling made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maurice Howard.
40–50 -
Julian Walters made Free Throw.
41–50 -
A.J. Mosby made Layup. Assisted by Devon Brewer.
41–52 -
Julian Walters made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Kennedy.
44–52 -
Dante Sterling made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Wilson.
44–55 -
Maurice Howard made Layup.
44–57 -
Maurice Howard made Three Point Jumper.
44–60 -
Andre Kennedy made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Merriweather.
46–60 -
Dante Sterling made Jumper.
46–62 -
Marcus Merriweather made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Arthur Johnson.
49–62 -
Devon Brewer made Layup. Assisted by A.J. Mosby.
49–64 -
Troymain Crosby made Layup. Assisted by A.J. Mosby.
49–66 -
Evan Wiley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Julian Walters.
52–66 -
Dante Sterling made Free Throw.
52–67 -
Dante Sterling made Free Throw.
52–68
Play-by-play
- P1 Mohamed Sherif missed Layup.
- P1 Devon Brewer Block.
- P1 Tyler Carter Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Devon Brewer Turnover.
- P1 Mohamed Sherif Steal.
- P1 Marcus Merriweather missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Devon Brewer Defensive Rebound.
- P1 A.J. Mosby missed Jumper.
- P1 Arthur Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Evan Wiley missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 A.J. Mosby Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Marcus Merriweather.
- P1 Avery Patterson made Free Throw. 0–1
- P1 Avery Patterson missed Free Throw.
- P1 Arthur Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Julian Walters Turnover.
- P1 Devon Brewer Steal.
- P1 Avery Patterson made Layup. Assisted by Devon Brewer. 0–3
- P1 Marcus Merriweather missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Devon Brewer Defensive Rebound.
- P1 A.J. Mosby missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Tyler Carter Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Avery Patterson Turnover.
- P1 Arthur Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Julian Walters. 2–3
- P1 Foul on Devon Brewer.
- P1 Arthur Johnson made Free Throw. 3–3
- P1 Dante Sterling made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Mosby. 3–6
- P1 Marcus Merriweather made Layup. Assisted by Arthur Johnson. 5–6
- P1 Foul on Marcus Merriweather.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Avery Patterson made Free Throw. 5–7
- P1 Avery Patterson made Free Throw. 5–8
- P1 Arthur Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ariston Johnson. 8–8
- P1 A.J. Mosby made Jumper. 8–10
- P1 Evan Wiley made Jumper. Assisted by Arthur Johnson. 10–10
- P1 Yalen Reed Turnover.
- P1 Evan Wiley missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 A.J. Mosby Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Maurice Howard missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Arthur Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Mohamed Sherif Turnover.
- P1 A.J. Mosby Steal.
- P1 A.J. Mosby Turnover.
- P1 Evan Wiley missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Maurice Howard Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Yalen Reed made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Carter. 10–12
- P1 Julian Walters made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mohamed Sherif. 13–12
- P1 Troymain Crosby missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Julian Walters Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Arthur Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 A.J. Mosby Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Yalen Reed Turnover.
- P1 Julian Walters Steal.
- P1 Evan Wiley missed Jumper.
- P1 A.J. Mosby Defensive Rebound.
- P1 A.J. Mosby made Jumper. 13–14
- P1 Foul on Arthur Johnson.
- P1 Arthur Johnson Turnover.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Troymain Crosby Turnover.
- P1 Andre Kennedy Steal.
- P1 Foul on Andre Kennedy.
- P1 Andre Kennedy Turnover.
- P1 Troymain Crosby made Layup. Assisted by Devon Brewer. 13–16
- P1 Foul on Tyler Carter.
- P1 Mohamed Sherif missed Layup.
- P1 Yalen Reed Block.
- P1 Andre Kennedy Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Andre Kennedy missed Jumper.
- P1 Yalen Reed Block.
- P1 Yalen Reed Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Arthur Johnson.
- P1 Dante Sterling made Free Throw. 13–17
- P1 Dante Sterling made Free Throw. 13–18
- P1 Jalen Reeder missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Yalen Reed Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Dante Sterling missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Alabama A&M Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ariston Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Mohamed Sherif Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Jalen Reeder missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Julian Walters Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Jalen Reeder missed Jumper.
- P1 Jalen Reeder Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Ariston Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Devon Brewer Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Avery Patterson Turnover.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Ariston Johnson Turnover.
- P1 A.J. Mosby Steal.
- P1 Devon Brewer Turnover.
- P1 Julian Walters missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Dante Sterling Defensive Rebound.
- P1 A.J. Mosby made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dante Sterling. 13–21
- P1 Alabama A&M Timeout
- P1 Foul on Brandon Houston.
- P1 Brandon Houston Turnover.
- P1 Dante Sterling missed Layup.
- P1 Andre Kennedy Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Evan Wiley made Layup. Assisted by Julian Walters. 15–21
- P1 Yalen Reed missed Layup.
- P1 Andre Kennedy Block.
- P1 Ariston Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Andre Kennedy missed Layup.
- P1 A.J. Mosby Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Dante Sterling Turnover.
- P1 Julian Walters Steal.
- P1 Foul on Devon Brewer.
- P1 Jalen Reeder Turnover.
- P1 Troymain Crosby Steal.
- P1 Maurice Howard missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Evan Wiley Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ariston Johnson Turnover.
- P1 Foul on Jalen Reeder.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Troymain Crosby made Free Throw. 15–22
- P1 Troymain Crosby made Free Throw. 15–23
- P1 Jalen Reeder missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Troymain Crosby Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Maurice Howard missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Julian Walters Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Marcus Merriweather missed Layup.
- P1 Kobe Wilson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Troymain Crosby missed Layup.
- P1 Alabama A&M Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Evan Wiley made Jumper. Assisted by Julian Walters. 17–23
- P1 Kobe Wilson missed Jumper.
- P1 Evan Wiley Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Arthur Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Julian Walters. 19–23
- P1 Maurice Howard missed Layup.
- P1 Andre Kennedy Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Evan Wiley missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 A.J. Mosby Defensive Rebound.
- P1 A.J. Mosby missed Layup.
- P1 Kobe Wilson Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Kobe Wilson missed Layup.
- P1 Julian Walters Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Arthur Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Julian Walters. 22–23
- P1 Alcorn State Timeout
- P1 Troymain Crosby missed Layup.
- P1 Troymain Crosby Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Troymain Crosby Turnover.
- P1 Marcus Merriweather made Jumper. Assisted by Julian Walters. 24–23
- P1 A.J. Mosby missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Alabama A&M Deadball Team Rebound.
- P2 Devon Brewer made Layup. Assisted by A.J. Mosby. 24–25
- P2 Foul on Mohamed Sherif.
- P2 Devon Brewer missed Free Throw.
- P2 Julian Walters Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Julian Walters missed Layup.
- P2 Tyler Carter Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Dante Sterling made Dunk. Assisted by Tyler Carter. 24–27
- P2 Marcus Merriweather missed Jumper.
- P2 A.J. Mosby Defensive Rebound.
- P2 A.J. Mosby made Layup. 24–29
- P2 Foul on Julian Walters.
- P2 A.J. Mosby made Free Throw. 24–30
- P2 Marcus Merriweather missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Avery Patterson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Avery Patterson missed Layup.
- P2 Tyler Carter Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Dante Sterling made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Mosby. 24–33
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Julian Walters made Layup. Assisted by Arthur Johnson. 26–33
- P2 A.J. Mosby missed Jumper.
- P2 Alabama A&M Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Arthur Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Mohamed Sherif. 28–33
- P2 Tyler Carter made Layup. Assisted by Devon Brewer. 28–35
- P2 Arthur Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Julian Walters. 31–35
- P2 Foul on Evan Wiley.
- P2 Tyler Carter missed Layup.
- P2 Tyler Carter Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Devon Brewer made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Carter. 31–37
- P2 Foul on Arthur Johnson.
- P2 Devon Brewer missed Free Throw.
- P2 Julian Walters Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Ariston Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Alcorn State Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Evan Wiley.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 A.J. Mosby missed Layup.
- P2 Tyler Carter Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Troymain Crosby missed Layup.
- P2 Arthur Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Evan Wiley missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Devon Brewer Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Maurice Howard made Jumper. 31–39
- P2 Foul on Devon Brewer.
- P2 Arthur Johnson missed Layup.
- P2 A.J. Mosby Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Troymain Crosby Turnover.
- P2 Foul on Yalen Reed.
- P2 Mohamed Sherif missed Free Throw.
- P2 Alabama A&M Deadball Team Rebound.
- P2 Mohamed Sherif missed Free Throw.
- P2 Yalen Reed Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Yalen Reed.
- P2 Yalen Reed Turnover.
- P2 Mohamed Sherif Turnover.
- P2 A.J. Mosby missed Layup.
- P2 Troymain Crosby Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Ariston Johnson.
- P2 Foul on Arthur Johnson.
- P2 A.J. Mosby made Free Throw. 31–40
- P2 A.J. Mosby made Free Throw. 31–41
- P2 Julian Walters made Jumper. 33–41
- P2 Foul on Jalen Reeder.
- P2 Troymain Crosby missed Free Throw.
- P2 Andre Kennedy Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Andre Kennedy missed Jumper.
- P2 Troymain Crosby Defensive Rebound.
- P2 A.J. Mosby Turnover.
- P2 Julian Walters Steal.
- P2 Andre Kennedy made Dunk. Assisted by Julian Walters. 35–41
- P2 A.J. Mosby made Layup. 35–43
- P2 Foul on Maurice Howard.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Andre Kennedy made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Merriweather. 37–43
- P2 Troymain Crosby made Jumper. Assisted by Avery Patterson. 37–45
- P2 Foul on Avery Patterson.
- P2 Mohamed Sherif missed Free Throw.
- P2 Alabama A&M Deadball Team Rebound.
- P2 Mohamed Sherif made Free Throw. 38–45
- P2 Avery Patterson Turnover.
- P2 Foul on Andre Kennedy.
- P2 Andre Kennedy Turnover.
- P2 Foul on Yalen Reed.
- P2 Yalen Reed Turnover.
- P2 Mohamed Sherif Turnover.
- P2 Maurice Howard missed Jumper.
- P2 Mohamed Sherif Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Marcus Merriweather made Layup. Assisted by Mohamed Sherif. 40–45
- P2 Avery Patterson missed Layup.
- P2 Andre Kennedy Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Marcus Merriweather missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Andre Kennedy Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Andre Kennedy Turnover.
- P2 Avery Patterson Steal.
- P2 Avery Patterson missed Layup.
- P2 Kobe Wilson Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Kobe Wilson made Dunk. 40–47
- P2 Jalen Reeder Turnover.
- P2 Kobe Wilson Steal.
- P2 Avery Patterson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Kobe Wilson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Dante Sterling made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maurice Howard. 40–50
- P2 Foul on Maurice Howard.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Julian Walters made Free Throw. 41–50
- P2 Julian Walters missed Free Throw.
- P2 Kobe Wilson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 A.J. Mosby made Layup. Assisted by Devon Brewer. 41–52
- P2 Julian Walters made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Kennedy. 44–52
- P2 Dante Sterling made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Wilson. 44–55
- P2 Foul on Marcus Merriweather.
- P2 Dante Sterling missed Free Throw.
- P2 Andre Kennedy Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Maurice Howard.
- P2 Julian Walters missed Free Throw.
- P2 Dante Sterling Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Maurice Howard made Layup. 44–57
- P2 Julian Walters Turnover.
- P2 Dante Sterling Steal.
- P2 Alcorn State Timeout
- P2 Maurice Howard made Three Point Jumper. 44–60
- P2 Marcus Merriweather missed Layup.
- P2 Kobe Wilson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Maurice Howard missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ariston Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Andre Kennedy made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Merriweather. 46–60
- P2 Maurice Howard missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Maurice Howard missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Dante Sterling Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Dante Sterling made Jumper. 46–62
- P2 Marcus Merriweather made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Arthur Johnson. 49–62
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Devon Brewer made Layup. Assisted by A.J. Mosby. 49–64
- P2 Foul on Kobe Wilson.
- P2 Julian Walters missed Free Throw.
- P2 Troymain Crosby Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Maurice Howard missed Layup.
- P2 Ariston Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Julian Walters missed Layup.
- P2 A.J. Mosby Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Troymain Crosby made Layup. Assisted by A.J. Mosby. 49–66
- P2 Evan Wiley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Julian Walters. 52–66
- P2 Alabama A&M Timeout
- P2 Devon Brewer Turnover.
- P2 Arthur Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Dante Sterling Defensive Rebound.
- P2 A.J. Mosby missed Layup.
- P2 A.J. Mosby Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Maurice Howard Turnover.
- P2 Arthur Johnson missed Jumper.
- P2 Maurice Howard Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Arthur Johnson.
- P2 Dante Sterling made Free Throw. 52–67
- P2 Dante Sterling made Free Throw. 52–68
- P2 Julian Walters missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Dante Sterling Block.
Box score
AAMU
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan WileyF | 28 | 9 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mohamed SherifF | 27 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arthur JohnsonG | 25 | 16 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Julian WaltersG | 36 | 11 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 1-4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Marcus MerriweatherG | 19 | 9 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brandon HoustonF | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre KennedyF | 23 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Jalen ReederG | 15 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ariston JohnsonG | 26 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Tracy BurnettF | |||||||||||||
| Brandon MillerG | |||||||||||||
| Ryan McLaurinG | |||||||||||||
| Walter JonesG | |||||||||||||
| Terry Ellis JrG | |||||||||||||
| Amari GoulbourneG | |||||||||||||
| De'Ederick PettyG |
ALCN
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante SterlingF | 24 | 20 | 6-8 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Devon BrewerF | 27 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Tyler CarterF | 19 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| A.J. MosbyG | 34 | 16 | 6-14 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Avery PattersonG | 18 | 5 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yalen ReedF | 19 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Kobe WilsonF | 13 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Troymain CrosbyG | 18 | 8 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Maurice HowardG | 28 | 7 | 3-12 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Noah PlainF | |||||||||||||
| TyQuaylon SmithF | |||||||||||||
| Harold GivensF | |||||||||||||
| Reginal JohnsonF | |||||||||||||
| James StokesG | |||||||||||||
| Khari Jabriel AllenG | |||||||||||||
| Juwan HendersonG |
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