Western Kentucky Hilltoppers @ West Virginia Mountaineers
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WKU2-1 | 36 | 28 | 64 |
| WVU3-0 | 33 | 37 | 70 |
· Line: WKU -5.5 (O/U 142.5)
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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Kenny Cooper made Free Throw.
1–0 -
Oscar Tshiebwe made Dunk. Assisted by Derek Culver.
1–2 -
Charles Bassey made Jumper.
3–2 -
Josh Anderson made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Cooper.
5–2 -
Emmitt Matthews Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Gabe Osabuohien.
5–4 -
Miles McBride made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derek Culver.
5–7 -
Carson Williams made Jumper.
7–7 -
Gabe Osabuohien made Layup.
7–9 -
Josh Anderson made Jumper.
9–9 -
Emmitt Matthews Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean McNeil.
9–12 -
Taveion Hollingsworth made Layup.
11–12 -
Kevin Osawe made Layup.
13–12 -
Gabe Osabuohien made Layup.
13–14 -
Derek Culver made Jumper.
13–16 -
Taz Sherman made Jumper. Assisted by Miles McBride.
13–18 -
Carson Williams made Free Throw.
14–18 -
Carson Williams made Free Throw.
15–18 -
Luke Frampton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
18–18 -
Dayvion McKnight made Layup. Assisted by Carson Williams.
20–18 -
Derek Culver made Jumper.
20–20 -
Emmitt Matthews Jr. made Free Throw.
20–21 -
Emmitt Matthews Jr. made Free Throw.
20–22 -
Josh Anderson made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Cooper.
22–22 -
Kenny Cooper made Jumper.
24–22 -
Kenny Cooper made Free Throw.
25–22 -
Gabe Osabuohien made Layup. Assisted by Jordan McCabe.
25–24 -
Sean McNeil made Free Throw.
25–25 -
Sean McNeil made Free Throw.
25–26 -
Carson Williams made Dunk.
27–26 -
Miles McBride made Jumper.
27–28 -
Taveion Hollingsworth made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Anderson.
29–28 -
Josh Anderson made Dunk. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
31–28 -
Taz Sherman made Jumper.
31–30 -
Taveion Hollingsworth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
34–30 -
Sean McNeil made Jumper.
34–32 -
Carson Williams made Layup. Assisted by Taveion Hollingsworth.
36–32 -
Oscar Tshiebwe made Free Throw.
36–33 -
Derek Culver made Jumper.
36–35 -
Taveion Hollingsworth made Three Point Jumper.
39–35 -
Josh Anderson made Dunk.
41–35 -
Taveion Hollingsworth made Jumper.
43–35 -
Charles Bassey made Dunk. Assisted by Taveion Hollingsworth.
45–35 -
Derek Culver made Layup. Assisted by Gabe Osabuohien.
45–37 -
Derek Culver made Free Throw.
45–38 -
Charles Bassey made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Rawls.
47–38 -
Charles Bassey made Free Throw.
48–38 -
Taz Sherman made Three Point Jumper.
48–41 -
Jordan Rawls made Jumper.
50–41 -
Miles McBride made Jumper. Assisted by Gabe Osabuohien.
50–43 -
Miles McBride made Free Throw.
50–44 -
Derek Culver made Jumper. Assisted by Gabe Osabuohien.
50–46 -
Gabe Osabuohien made Free Throw.
50–47 -
Gabe Osabuohien made Free Throw.
50–48 -
Charles Bassey made Dunk. Assisted by Josh Anderson.
52–48 -
Taz Sherman made Jumper. Assisted by Gabe Osabuohien.
52–50 -
Miles McBride made Layup.
52–52 -
Taz Sherman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miles McBride.
52–55 -
Miles McBride made Free Throw.
52–56 -
Miles McBride made Free Throw.
52–57 -
Oscar Tshiebwe made Layup.
52–59 -
Luke Frampton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taveion Hollingsworth.
55–59 -
Derek Culver made Jumper.
55–61 -
Sean McNeil made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miles McBride.
55–64 -
Charles Bassey made Dunk. Assisted by Luke Frampton.
57–64 -
Derek Culver made Jumper.
57–66 -
Carson Williams made Layup.
59–66 -
Taveion Hollingsworth made Free Throw.
60–66 -
Charles Bassey made Layup.
62–66 -
Miles McBride made Free Throw.
62–67 -
Miles McBride made Free Throw.
62–68 -
Sean McNeil made Free Throw.
62–69 -
Sean McNeil made Free Throw.
62–70 -
Charles Bassey made Layup.
64–70
Play-by-play
- P1 Sean McNeil missed Layup.
- P1 Charles Bassey Block.
- P1 West Virginia Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Miles McBride missed Jumper.
- P1 West Virginia Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Sean McNeil missed Jumper.
- P1 Carson Williams Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Josh Anderson missed Layup.
- P1 Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Charles Bassey.
- P1 Charles Bassey Turnover.
- P1 Derek Culver missed Jumper.
- P1 Charles Bassey Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Oscar Tshiebwe.
- P1 Kenny Cooper missed Free Throw.
- P1 Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Kenny Cooper made Free Throw. 1–0
- P1 Oscar Tshiebwe made Dunk. Assisted by Derek Culver. 1–2
- P1 Charles Bassey made Jumper. 3–2
- P1 Miles McBride missed Jumper.
- P1 Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Oscar Tshiebwe.
- P1 Josh Anderson made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Cooper. 5–2
- P1 Emmitt Matthews Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Gabe Osabuohien. 5–4
- P1 Foul on Charles Bassey.
- P1 Charles Bassey Turnover.
- P1 Miles McBride made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derek Culver. 5–7
- P1 Carson Williams made Jumper. 7–7
- P1 Gabe Osabuohien made Layup. 7–9
- P1 Carson Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Emmitt Matthews Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Derek Culver missed Jumper.
- P1 Carson Williams Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Kenny Cooper missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Kenny Cooper Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Josh Anderson made Jumper. 9–9
- P1 Emmitt Matthews Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean McNeil. 9–12
- P1 Kenny Cooper missed Layup.
- P1 Miles McBride Block.
- P1 Taveion Hollingsworth Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Taveion Hollingsworth made Layup. 11–12
- P1 Gabe Osabuohien missed Jumper.
- P1 Josh Anderson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Josh Anderson.
- P1 Josh Anderson Turnover.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Isaiah Cottrell missed Jumper.
- P1 Isaiah Cottrell Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Isaiah Cottrell missed Layup.
- P1 Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jordan Rawls missed Jumper.
- P1 Kevin Osawe Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Kevin Osawe made Layup. 13–12
- P1 Isaiah Cottrell missed Jumper.
- P1 Gabe Osabuohien Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Gabe Osabuohien made Layup. 13–14
- P1 Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
- P1 Sean McNeil Steal.
- P1 Foul on Sean McNeil.
- P1 Sean McNeil Turnover.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Jordan Rawls Turnover.
- P1 Jalen Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Jordan Rawls Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Carson Williams missed Jumper.
- P1 Gabe Osabuohien Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Miles McBride missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Taz Sherman Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Taz Sherman missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 West Virginia Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Derek Culver made Jumper. 13–16
- P1 Luke Frampton missed Jumper.
- P1 Gabe Osabuohien Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Taz Sherman made Jumper. Assisted by Miles McBride. 13–18
- P1 Foul on Miles McBride.
- P1 Carson Williams made Free Throw. 14–18
- P1 Carson Williams made Free Throw. 15–18
- P1 Derek Culver Turnover.
- P1 Kevin Osawe Steal.
- P1 Luke Frampton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight. 18–18
- P1 Taz Sherman Turnover.
- P1 Jordan Rawls missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Carson Williams Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Derek Culver.
- P1 Dayvion McKnight made Layup. Assisted by Carson Williams. 20–18
- P1 Derek Culver made Jumper. 20–20
- P1 Dayvion McKnight missed Layup.
- P1 Jordan McCabe Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Carson Williams.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Emmitt Matthews Jr. made Free Throw. 20–21
- P1 Emmitt Matthews Jr. made Free Throw. 20–22
- P1 Josh Anderson made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Cooper. 22–22
- P1 Emmitt Matthews Jr. missed Jumper.
- P1 Josh Anderson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Kenny Cooper made Jumper. 24–22
- P1 Foul on Derek Culver.
- P1 Kenny Cooper made Free Throw. 25–22
- P1 Gabe Osabuohien made Layup. Assisted by Jordan McCabe. 25–24
- P1 Taveion Hollingsworth missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Jordan McCabe Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Luke Frampton.
- P1 Sean McNeil made Free Throw. 25–25
- P1 Sean McNeil made Free Throw. 25–26
- P1 Taveion Hollingsworth missed Jumper.
- P1 Gabe Osabuohien Block.
- P1 Carson Williams Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Carson Williams made Dunk. 27–26
- P1 Sean McNeil missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Luke Frampton Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Kenny Cooper missed Jumper.
- P1 Emmitt Matthews Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Taz Sherman Turnover.
- P1 Taveion Hollingsworth missed Jumper.
- P1 Isaiah Cottrell Block.
- P1 Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Western Kentucky Turnover.
- P1 Sean McNeil missed Jumper.
- P1 Isaiah Cottrell Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Miles McBride made Jumper. 27–28
- P1 Taveion Hollingsworth made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Anderson. 29–28
- P1 Isaiah Cottrell Turnover.
- P1 Dayvion McKnight Steal.
- P1 Josh Anderson made Dunk. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight. 31–28
- P1 Taz Sherman made Jumper. 31–30
- P1 Taveion Hollingsworth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight. 34–30
- P1 Sean McNeil made Jumper. 34–32
- P1 Carson Williams made Layup. Assisted by Taveion Hollingsworth. 36–32
- P1 Foul on Josh Anderson.
- P1 Oscar Tshiebwe missed Free Throw.
- P1 West Virginia Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Oscar Tshiebwe made Free Throw. 36–33
- P1 Carson Williams missed Jumper.
- P1 Miles McBride Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Derek Culver made Jumper. 36–35
- P2 Charles Bassey missed Jumper.
- P2 Emmitt Matthews Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Miles McBride missed Jumper.
- P2 Charles Bassey Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Taveion Hollingsworth made Three Point Jumper. 39–35
- P2 Derek Culver missed Jumper.
- P2 Charles Bassey Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Carson Williams missed Layup.
- P2 Oscar Tshiebwe Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Oscar Tshiebwe missed Jumper.
- P2 Kenny Cooper Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Taveion Hollingsworth missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Emmitt Matthews Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Oscar Tshiebwe missed Jumper.
- P2 Kenny Cooper Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Taveion Hollingsworth missed Jumper.
- P2 Oscar Tshiebwe Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Emmitt Matthews Jr. Turnover.
- P2 Josh Anderson Steal.
- P2 Josh Anderson made Dunk. 41–35
- P2 Derek Culver missed Jumper.
- P2 Charles Bassey Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Taveion Hollingsworth made Jumper. 43–35
- P2 Sean McNeil Turnover.
- P2 Charles Bassey made Dunk. Assisted by Taveion Hollingsworth. 45–35
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Derek Culver made Layup. Assisted by Gabe Osabuohien. 45–37
- P2 Foul on Carson Williams.
- P2 Derek Culver made Free Throw. 45–38
- P2 Charles Bassey made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Rawls. 47–38
- P2 Foul on Gabe Osabuohien.
- P2 Charles Bassey made Free Throw. 48–38
- P2 Taz Sherman made Three Point Jumper. 48–41
- P2 Jordan Rawls made Jumper. 50–41
- P2 Foul on Charles Bassey.
- P2 Foul on Kevin Osawe.
- P2 Gabe Osabuohien missed Free Throw.
- P2 West Virginia Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Gabe Osabuohien missed Free Throw.
- P2 Charles Bassey Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Luke Frampton Turnover.
- P2 Gabe Osabuohien Steal.
- P2 Miles McBride made Jumper. Assisted by Gabe Osabuohien. 50–43
- P2 Foul on Miles McBride.
- P2 Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
- P2 Sean McNeil Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Dayvion McKnight.
- P2 Miles McBride missed Free Throw.
- P2 West Virginia Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Miles McBride made Free Throw. 50–44
- P2 Foul on Dayvion McKnight.
- P2 Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
- P2 Foul on Luke Frampton.
- P2 Sean McNeil missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Kevin Osawe Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Western Kentucky Turnover.
- P2 Derek Culver made Jumper. Assisted by Gabe Osabuohien. 50–46
- P2 Kevin Osawe missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Gabe Osabuohien Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Carson Williams.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Gabe Osabuohien made Free Throw. 50–47
- P2 Gabe Osabuohien made Free Throw. 50–48
- P2 Charles Bassey made Dunk. Assisted by Josh Anderson. 52–48
- P2 Taz Sherman made Jumper. Assisted by Gabe Osabuohien. 52–50
- P2 Josh Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Gabe Osabuohien Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Taz Sherman missed Jumper.
- P2 Josh Anderson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Taveion Hollingsworth missed Jumper.
- P2 Oscar Tshiebwe Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Derek Culver missed Jumper.
- P2 Charles Bassey Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Charles Bassey missed Jumper.
- P2 Oscar Tshiebwe Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Miles McBride made Layup. 52–52
- P2 Luke Frampton missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 West Virginia Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Sean McNeil missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Miles McBride Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Taz Sherman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miles McBride. 52–55
- P2 Taveion Hollingsworth missed Jumper.
- P2 Oscar Tshiebwe Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Miles McBride Turnover.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Kenny Cooper missed Jumper.
- P2 Gabe Osabuohien Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Kenny Cooper.
- P2 Miles McBride made Free Throw. 52–56
- P2 Miles McBride made Free Throw. 52–57
- P2 Taveion Hollingsworth missed Jumper.
- P2 Taz Sherman Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Oscar Tshiebwe missed Layup.
- P2 Carson Williams Block.
- P2 Oscar Tshiebwe Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Miles McBride missed Jumper.
- P2 Carson Williams Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Luke Frampton missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Gabe Osabuohien Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Gabe Osabuohien missed Layup.
- P2 Oscar Tshiebwe Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Oscar Tshiebwe made Layup. 52–59
- P2 Foul on Taz Sherman.
- P2 Luke Frampton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taveion Hollingsworth. 55–59
- P2 Miles McBride missed Jumper.
- P2 Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Derek Culver.
- P2 Carson Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Luke Frampton missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Sean McNeil Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Derek Culver made Jumper. 55–61
- P2 Charles Bassey missed Layup.
- P2 Derek Culver Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Sean McNeil made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miles McBride. 55–64
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Taveion Hollingsworth Turnover.
- P2 Oscar Tshiebwe Steal.
- P2 Sean McNeil missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Luke Frampton Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Charles Bassey made Dunk. Assisted by Luke Frampton. 57–64
- P2 Derek Culver made Jumper. 57–66
- P2 Carson Williams made Layup. 59–66
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Miles McBride missed Jumper.
- P2 Luke Frampton Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Oscar Tshiebwe.
- P2 Taveion Hollingsworth missed Free Throw.
- P2 Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Taveion Hollingsworth made Free Throw. 60–66
- P2 Miles McBride Turnover.
- P2 Kenny Cooper missed Jumper.
- P2 Charles Bassey Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Charles Bassey made Layup. 62–66
- P2 Taz Sherman missed Layup.
- P2 Charles Bassey Block.
- P2 West Virginia Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Kenny Cooper.
- P2 Miles McBride made Free Throw. 62–67
- P2 Miles McBride made Free Throw. 62–68
- P2 Charles Bassey missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Gabe Osabuohien Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Luke Frampton.
- P2 Sean McNeil made Free Throw. 62–69
- P2 Sean McNeil made Free Throw. 62–70
- P2 Kenny Cooper missed Layup.
- P2 Charles Bassey Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Charles Bassey made Layup. 64–70
- P2 Taz Sherman Turnover.
- P2 Josh Anderson Steal.
- P2 Kenny Cooper missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Sean McNeil Defensive Rebound.
Box score
WKU
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson WilliamsF | 31 | 10 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Charles BasseyC | 19 | 15 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Taveion HollingsworthG | 31 | 13 | 5-13 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh AndersonG | 26 | 10 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Kenny CooperG | 26 | 4 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin OsaweF | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Isaiah CozartF | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan RawlsG | 14 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dayvion McKnightG | 14 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Luke FramptonG | 24 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bailey ConradF | |||||||||||||
| Noah StansburyG | |||||||||||||
| Kylen MiltonG | |||||||||||||
| Jackson HarlanG | |||||||||||||
| Patrick MurphyG |
WVU
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Matthews Jr.F | 23 | 7 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Derek CulverF | 30 | 15 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Oscar TshiebweC | 17 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Sean McNeilG | 37 | 9 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Miles McBrideG | 36 | 14 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jalen BridgesF | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah CottrellF | 4 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe OsabuohienF | 23 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Taz ShermanG | 23 | 12 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jordan McCabeG | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Seny N'DiayeF | |||||||||||||
| Taj ThweattF | |||||||||||||
| Jay MooreG | |||||||||||||
| Spencer MackeG | |||||||||||||
| Kedrian JohnsonG |
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