Toledo Rockets @ Valparaiso Beacons
69–61Final · Nov 9, 2021
TOL 69 VAL 61 Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOL1-0 | 35 | 34 | 69 |
| VAL0-1 | 33 | 28 | 61 |
· Line: TOL -4.5 (O/U 143.5)
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The scoring timeline.
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JT Shumate made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Rollins.
3–0 -
JT Shumate made Layup.
5–0 -
JT Shumate made Layup. Assisted by RayJ Dennis.
7–0 -
Trevor Anderson made Jumper.
7–2 -
JT Shumate made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Setric Millner Jr..
10–2 -
Thomas Kithier made Jumper. Assisted by Kevion Taylor.
10–4 -
Eron Gordon made Dunk.
10–6 -
Keyondre Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevion Taylor.
10–9 -
Ra'Heim Moss made Layup.
12–9 -
Sheldon Edwards made Free Throw.
12–10 -
Darius DeAveiro made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheldon Edwards.
12–13 -
JT Shumate made Free Throw.
13–13 -
JT Shumate made Free Throw.
14–13 -
JT Shumate made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamere Hill.
17–13 -
Setric Millner Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by JT Shumate.
19–13 -
Thomas Kithier made Layup.
19–15 -
Thomas Kithier made Layup. Assisted by Trevor Anderson.
19–17 -
RayJ Dennis made Dunk.
21–17 -
Mihai Carcoana made Layup.
23–17 -
Ryan Rollins made Layup.
25–17 -
Thomas Kithier made Layup.
25–19 -
RayJ Dennis made Layup. Assisted by Setric Millner Jr..
27–19 -
E.J. Farmer made Layup.
29–19 -
Thomas Kithier made Jumper.
29–21 -
Thomas Kithier made Layup. Assisted by Darius DeAveiro.
29–23 -
Sheldon Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Thomas Kithier.
29–25 -
Thomas Kithier made Layup. Assisted by Kevion Taylor.
29–27 -
Kevion Taylor made Layup.
29–29 -
Ryan Rollins made Layup.
31–29 -
Sheldon Edwards made Layup.
31–31 -
Ra'Heim Moss made Free Throw.
32–31 -
Ra'Heim Moss made Free Throw.
33–31 -
Kevion Taylor made Free Throw.
33–32 -
Kevion Taylor made Free Throw.
33–33 -
Setric Millner Jr. made Layup.
35–33 -
Ra'Heim Moss made Layup. Assisted by RayJ Dennis.
37–33 -
Thomas Kithier made Layup.
37–35 -
Trevor Anderson made Layup.
37–37 -
RayJ Dennis made Free Throw.
38–37 -
RayJ Dennis made Free Throw.
39–37 -
Sheldon Edwards made Layup.
39–39 -
Setric Millner Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JT Shumate.
42–39 -
Sheldon Edwards made Three Point Jumper.
42–42 -
Elijah Wilson made Layup.
44–42 -
Emil Freese-Vilien made Layup. Assisted by Trevor Anderson.
44–44 -
Kooper Jacobi made Free Throw.
45–44 -
Kooper Jacobi made Free Throw.
46–44 -
Ryan Rollins made Free Throw.
47–44 -
Ryan Rollins made Free Throw.
48–44 -
Emil Freese-Vilien made Layup. Assisted by Kevion Taylor.
48–46 -
Ryan Rollins made Layup.
50–46 -
Elijah Wilson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RayJ Dennis.
53–46 -
Trevor Anderson made Jumper.
53–48 -
Setric Millner Jr. made Free Throw.
54–48 -
Kevion Taylor made Jumper. Assisted by Trevor Anderson.
54–50 -
Kevion Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevor Anderson.
54–53 -
JT Shumate made Layup. Assisted by RayJ Dennis.
56–53 -
Trevor Anderson made Layup. Assisted by Thomas Kithier.
56–55 -
Ryan Rollins made Jumper. Assisted by JT Shumate.
58–55 -
Ryan Rollins made Jumper. Assisted by Ra'Heim Moss.
60–55 -
Kevion Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevor Anderson.
60–58 -
Trevor Anderson made Jumper.
60–60 -
Trevor Anderson made Free Throw.
60–61 -
Setric Millner Jr. made Free Throw.
61–61 -
Setric Millner Jr. made Free Throw.
62–61 -
Ryan Rollins made Layup.
64–61 -
JT Shumate made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Rollins.
67–61 -
Ryan Rollins made Free Throw.
68–61 -
RayJ Dennis made Free Throw.
69–61
Play-by-play
- P1 JT Shumate made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Rollins. 3–0
- P1 Eron Gordon missed Layup.
- P1 JT Shumate Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ryan Rollins missed Layup.
- P1 JT Shumate Offensive Rebound.
- P1 JT Shumate made Layup. 5–0
- P1 Sheldon Edwards Turnover.
- P1 Ra'Heim Moss Turnover.
- P1 Foul on Setric Millner Jr..
- P1 Sheldon Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 RayJ Dennis Defensive Rebound.
- P1 JT Shumate made Layup. Assisted by RayJ Dennis. 7–0
- P1 Valparaiso Timeout
- P1 Sheldon Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 RayJ Dennis Defensive Rebound.
- P1 RayJ Dennis missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Thomas Kithier Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Trevor Anderson made Jumper. 7–2
- P1 Foul on Thomas Kithier.
- P1 JT Shumate made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Setric Millner Jr.. 10–2
- P1 Thomas Kithier made Jumper. Assisted by Kevion Taylor. 10–4
- P1 Setric Millner Jr. Turnover.
- P1 Eron Gordon Steal.
- P1 Eron Gordon made Dunk. 10–6
- P1 Foul on JT Shumate.
- P1 JT Shumate Turnover.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Keyondre Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevion Taylor. 10–9
- P1 Kooper Jacobi missed Layup.
- P1 Sheldon Edwards Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Sheldon Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Setric Millner Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ra'Heim Moss made Layup. 12–9
- P1 Technical Foul on Ra'Heim Moss.
- P1 Sheldon Edwards made Free Throw. 12–10
- P1 Sheldon Edwards missed Free Throw.
- P1 Valparaiso Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Darius DeAveiro made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheldon Edwards. 12–13
- P1 Ryan Rollins Turnover.
- P1 Sheldon Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Emil Freese-Vilien Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Kevion Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 JT Shumate Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Emil Freese-Vilien.
- P1 Ryan Rollins missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 JT Shumate Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Emil Freese-Vilien.
- P1 JT Shumate made Free Throw. 13–13
- P1 JT Shumate made Free Throw. 14–13
- P1 Keyondre Young missed Layup.
- P1 Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
- P1 JT Shumate made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamere Hill. 17–13
- P1 Keyondre Young missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ryan Rollins missed Layup.
- P1 Kevion Taylor Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Emil Freese-Vilien missed Jumper.
- P1 Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jamere Hill missed Jumper.
- P1 Valparaiso Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Trey Woodyard Turnover.
- P1 JT Shumate Steal.
- P1 Setric Millner Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by JT Shumate. 19–13
- P1 Sheldon Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Eron Gordon Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Thomas Kithier made Layup. 19–15
- P1 JT Shumate missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Trevor Anderson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Eron Gordon missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ra'Heim Moss Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ra'Heim Moss missed Jumper.
- P1 Eron Gordon Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Thomas Kithier made Layup. Assisted by Trevor Anderson. 19–17
- P1 Ryan Rollins missed Jumper.
- P1 Trevor Anderson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Eron Gordon Turnover.
- P1 RayJ Dennis made Dunk. 21–17
- P1 Trevor Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Setric Millner Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ryan Rollins missed Jumper.
- P1 Mihai Carcoana Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Mihai Carcoana made Layup. 23–17
- P1 Thomas Kithier missed Layup.
- P1 Ryan Rollins Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ryan Rollins made Layup. 25–17
- P1 Thomas Kithier made Layup. 25–19
- P1 Mihai Carcoana missed Jumper.
- P1 Trey Woodyard Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Thomas Kithier Turnover.
- P1 Setric Millner Jr. Steal.
- P1 RayJ Dennis made Layup. Assisted by Setric Millner Jr.. 27–19
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Kevion Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 E.J. Farmer Defensive Rebound.
- P1 E.J. Farmer made Layup. 29–19
- P1 Thomas Kithier made Jumper. 29–21
- P1 RayJ Dennis missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Trevor Anderson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Thomas Kithier made Layup. Assisted by Darius DeAveiro. 29–23
- P1 JT Shumate Turnover.
- P1 Thomas Kithier Steal.
- P1 Sheldon Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Thomas Kithier. 29–25
- P1 E.J. Farmer missed Jumper.
- P1 Trevor Anderson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on E.J. Farmer.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Thomas Kithier made Layup. Assisted by Kevion Taylor. 29–27
- P1 Ryan Rollins missed Layup.
- P1 Sheldon Edwards Block.
- P1 Keyondre Young Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on JT Shumate.
- P1 Kevion Taylor made Layup. 29–29
- P1 Ryan Rollins made Layup. 31–29
- P1 Keyondre Young missed Jumper.
- P1 Darius DeAveiro Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Keyondre Young missed Jumper.
- P1 Keyondre Young Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Ryan Rollins.
- P1 Sheldon Edwards made Layup. 31–31
- P1 Foul on Keyondre Young.
- P1 Ryan Rollins missed Layup.
- P1 Ra'Heim Moss Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Keyondre Young.
- P1 Ra'Heim Moss made Free Throw. 32–31
- P1 Ra'Heim Moss made Free Throw. 33–31
- P1 Foul on RayJ Dennis.
- P1 Kevion Taylor made Free Throw. 33–32
- P1 Kevion Taylor made Free Throw. 33–33
- P1 RayJ Dennis missed Jumper.
- P1 Kevion Taylor Block.
- P1 Keyondre Young Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Keyondre Young Turnover.
- P1 JT Shumate Steal.
- P1 Setric Millner Jr. made Layup. 35–33
- P1 Kevion Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Toledo Timeout
- P1 RayJ Dennis Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Setric Millner Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Toledo Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Kevion Taylor missed Layup.
- P2 JT Shumate Defensive Rebound.
- P2 JT Shumate missed Jumper.
- P2 RayJ Dennis Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Trevor Anderson.
- P2 Setric Millner Jr. missed Jumper.
- P2 Eron Gordon Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Eron Gordon missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Setric Millner Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P2 JT Shumate missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Eron Gordon Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Eron Gordon missed Layup.
- P2 RayJ Dennis Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Ra'Heim Moss made Layup. Assisted by RayJ Dennis. 37–33
- P2 Foul on Ra'Heim Moss.
- P2 Thomas Kithier made Layup. 37–35
- P2 Ryan Rollins missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Sheldon Edwards Block.
- P2 Thomas Kithier Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Trevor Anderson made Layup. 37–37
- P2 Foul on Eron Gordon.
- P2 RayJ Dennis made Free Throw. 38–37
- P2 RayJ Dennis made Free Throw. 39–37
- P2 Sheldon Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ra'Heim Moss Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Ra'Heim Moss missed Layup.
- P2 Thomas Kithier Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Sheldon Edwards made Layup. 39–39
- P2 Ryan Rollins missed Jumper.
- P2 JT Shumate Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Setric Millner Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JT Shumate. 42–39
- P2 Sheldon Edwards made Three Point Jumper. 42–42
- P2 RayJ Dennis Turnover.
- P2 Eron Gordon Steal.
- P2 Sheldon Edwards missed Jumper.
- P2 JT Shumate Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Foul on Thomas Kithier.
- P2 RayJ Dennis missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Elijah Wilson Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Elijah Wilson made Layup. 44–42
- P2 Thomas Kithier missed Layup.
- P2 Ra'Heim Moss Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Kooper Jacobi missed Layup.
- P2 Elijah Wilson Offensive Rebound.
- P2 RayJ Dennis missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Thomas Kithier Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Setric Millner Jr..
- P2 Emil Freese-Vilien made Layup. Assisted by Trevor Anderson. 44–44
- P2 Foul on Emil Freese-Vilien.
- P2 Kooper Jacobi made Free Throw. 45–44
- P2 Kooper Jacobi made Free Throw. 46–44
- P2 Kevion Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ryan Rollins Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Emil Freese-Vilien.
- P2 Ryan Rollins made Free Throw. 47–44
- P2 Ryan Rollins made Free Throw. 48–44
- P2 Emil Freese-Vilien made Layup. Assisted by Kevion Taylor. 48–46
- P2 Ryan Rollins made Layup. 50–46
- P2 Emil Freese-Vilien missed Layup.
- P2 JT Shumate Block.
- P2 Jamere Hill Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Ryan Rollins.
- P2 Ryan Rollins Turnover.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Kevion Taylor Turnover.
- P2 JT Shumate missed Jumper.
- P2 Sheldon Edwards Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Sheldon Edwards missed Layup.
- P2 JT Shumate Block.
- P2 JT Shumate Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Elijah Wilson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RayJ Dennis. 53–46
- P2 Trevor Anderson made Jumper. 53–48
- P2 Foul on Kevion Taylor.
- P2 Setric Millner Jr. made Free Throw. 54–48
- P2 Setric Millner Jr. missed Free Throw.
- P2 Kevion Taylor Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Ra'Heim Moss.
- P2 Valparaiso Timeout
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Kevion Taylor made Jumper. Assisted by Trevor Anderson. 54–50
- P2 Setric Millner Jr. missed Layup.
- P2 Thomas Kithier Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Kevion Taylor Turnover.
- P2 Ryan Rollins missed Layup.
- P2 Thomas Kithier Block.
- P2 Toledo Offensive Rebound.
- P2 RayJ Dennis Turnover.
- P2 Darius DeAveiro Steal.
- P2 Kevion Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevor Anderson. 54–53
- P2 Kooper Jacobi Turnover.
- P2 Kevion Taylor Steal.
- P2 Foul on Kooper Jacobi.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Foul on Kevion Taylor.
- P2 Kevion Taylor Turnover.
- P2 JT Shumate made Layup. Assisted by RayJ Dennis. 56–53
- P2 Darius DeAveiro missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Valparaiso Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Valparaiso Turnover.
- P2 Foul on Setric Millner Jr..
- P2 Setric Millner Jr. Turnover.
- P2 Trevor Anderson made Layup. Assisted by Thomas Kithier. 56–55
- P2 Ryan Rollins made Jumper. Assisted by JT Shumate. 58–55
- P2 Sheldon Edwards Turnover.
- P2 Setric Millner Jr. missed Jumper.
- P2 Kevion Taylor Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Sheldon Edwards missed Jumper.
- P2 Valparaiso Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Trevor Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ra'Heim Moss Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Ryan Rollins made Jumper. Assisted by Ra'Heim Moss. 60–55
- P2 Kevion Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevor Anderson. 60–58
- P2 RayJ Dennis missed Jumper.
- P2 Trevor Anderson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Trevor Anderson made Jumper. 60–60
- P2 Foul on Ra'Heim Moss.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Trevor Anderson made Free Throw. 60–61
- P2 Ryan Rollins Turnover.
- P2 Thomas Kithier missed Layup.
- P2 Toledo Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Kevion Taylor.
- P2 Setric Millner Jr. made Free Throw. 61–61
- P2 Setric Millner Jr. made Free Throw. 62–61
- P2 Trevor Anderson missed Jumper.
- P2 Ryan Rollins Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Ryan Rollins made Layup. 64–61
- P2 Valparaiso Timeout
- P2 Foul on JT Shumate.
- P2 Kevion Taylor missed Free Throw.
- P2 Valparaiso Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Kevion Taylor missed Free Throw.
- P2 Toledo Defensive Rebound.
- P2 JT Shumate made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Rollins. 67–61
- P2 Darius DeAveiro missed Jumper.
- P2 JT Shumate Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Thomas Kithier.
- P2 Ryan Rollins made Free Throw. 68–61
- P2 Ryan Rollins missed Free Throw.
- P2 Darius DeAveiro Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Sheldon Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 RayJ Dennis Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Darius DeAveiro.
- P2 RayJ Dennis missed Free Throw.
- P2 Toledo Offensive Rebound.
- P2 RayJ Dennis made Free Throw. 69–61
- P2 Sheldon Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ra'Heim Moss Defensive Rebound.
Box score
TOL
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JT ShumateF | 32 | 20 | 7-11 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Setric Millner Jr.F | 33 | 10 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ra'Heim MossG | 28 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Ryan RollinsG | 33 | 15 | 6-16 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| RayJ DennisG | 33 | 7 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Mihai CarcoanaF | 3 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kooper JacobiF | 13 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Elijah WilsonG | 14 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamere HillG | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| EJ FarmerG | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Arnor EythorssonF | |||||||||||||
| AJ EduF | |||||||||||||
| Jordan BurgeG | |||||||||||||
| Keshaun SaundersG |
VAL
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas KithierF | 34 | 16 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Kevion TaylorG | 37 | 12 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sheldon Edwards Jr.G | 30 | 10 | 4-15 | 1-9 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Trevor AndersonG | 33 | 11 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Eron GordonG | 18 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Trey WoodyardF | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Emil Freese-VilienC | 5 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Keyondre YoungG | 12 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Darius DeAveiroG | 26 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ben KrikkeF | |||||||||||||
| Brock PappasF | |||||||||||||
| Joe HedstromC | |||||||||||||
| Preston RuedingerG | |||||||||||||
| Cameron PalesseG | |||||||||||||
| Tyler FrickeG | |||||||||||||
| Connor BarrettG | |||||||||||||
| Luke MorrillG | |||||||||||||
| Kobe KingG |
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