Kansas State Wildcats @ Ole Miss Rebels
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KSU10-10 | 24 | 32 | 56 |
| MISS11-10 | 30 | 37 | 67 |
· Line: KSU -1 (O/U 126.5)
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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Daeshun Ruffin made Layup.
0–2 -
Carlton Linguard Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Markquis Nowell.
2–2 -
Matthew Murrell made Layup. Assisted by Luis Rodriguez.
2–4 -
Nijel Pack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markquis Nowell.
5–4 -
Nysier Brooks made Dunk. Assisted by Daeshun Ruffin.
5–6 -
Nijel Pack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike McGuirl.
8–6 -
Luis Rodriguez made Jumper. Assisted by Austin Crowley.
8–8 -
Matthew Murrell made Free Throw.
8–9 -
Matthew Murrell made Free Throw.
8–10 -
Eric Van Der Heijden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaemyn Brakefield.
8–13 -
Nijel Pack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markquis Nowell.
11–13 -
Matthew Murrell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Austin Crowley.
11–16 -
Ismael Massoud made Jumper. Assisted by Markquis Nowell.
13–16 -
Tye Fagan made Layup.
13–18 -
Tye Fagan made Free Throw.
13–19 -
Luke Kasubke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nijel Pack.
16–19 -
Jaemyn Brakefield made Layup. Assisted by Matthew Murrell.
16–21 -
Mike McGuirl made Jumper. Assisted by Mark Smith.
18–21 -
Nysier Brooks made Layup. Assisted by Tye Fagan.
18–23 -
Mark Smith made Layup.
20–23 -
Luis Rodriguez made Free Throw.
20–24 -
Luis Rodriguez made Free Throw.
20–25 -
Austin Crowley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Van Der Heijden.
20–28 -
Daeshun Ruffin made Jumper.
20–30 -
Luke Kasubke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nijel Pack.
23–30 -
Luke Kasubke made Free Throw.
24–30 -
Tye Fagan made Layup.
24–32 -
Daeshun Ruffin made Free Throw.
24–33 -
Daeshun Ruffin made Free Throw.
24–34 -
Luis Rodriguez made Three Point Jumper.
24–37 -
Nijel Pack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike McGuirl.
27–37 -
Luis Rodriguez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Daeshun Ruffin.
27–40 -
Mark Smith made Free Throw.
28–40 -
Mark Smith made Free Throw.
29–40 -
Mark Smith made Layup. Assisted by Nijel Pack.
31–40 -
Mark Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nijel Pack.
34–40 -
Jaemyn Brakefield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Murrell.
34–43 -
Mark Smith made Layup.
36–43 -
Daeshun Ruffin made Layup.
36–45 -
Mark Smith made Layup. Assisted by Nijel Pack.
38–45 -
Daeshun Ruffin made Layup.
38–47 -
Daeshun Ruffin made Free Throw.
38–48 -
Mark Smith made Free Throw.
39–48 -
Mark Smith made Free Throw.
40–48 -
Austin Crowley made Jumper.
40–50 -
Daeshun Ruffin made Jumper.
40–52 -
Mark Smith made Free Throw.
41–52 -
Mark Smith made Free Throw.
42–52 -
Matthew Murrell made Jumper. Assisted by Daeshun Ruffin.
42–54 -
Nijel Pack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Smith.
45–54 -
Nysier Brooks made Free Throw.
45–55 -
Nysier Brooks made Free Throw.
45–56 -
Daeshun Ruffin made Layup.
45–58 -
Markquis Nowell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nijel Pack.
48–58 -
Daeshun Ruffin made Free Throw.
48–59 -
Tye Fagan made Jumper.
48–61 -
Nijel Pack made Three Point Jumper.
51–61 -
Tye Fagan made Layup.
51–63 -
Mark Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nijel Pack.
54–63 -
Jaemyn Brakefield made Free Throw.
54–64 -
Jaemyn Brakefield made Free Throw.
54–65 -
Markquis Nowell made Layup.
56–65 -
Daeshun Ruffin made Free Throw.
56–66 -
Jaemyn Brakefield made Free Throw.
56–67
Play-by-play
- P1 Daeshun Ruffin missed Jumper.
- P1 Mark Smith Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Markquis Nowell missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Tye Fagan Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Matthew Murrell missed Jumper.
- P1 Mark Smith Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Nijel Pack missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Kansas State Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Mike McGuirl missed Layup.
- P1 Tye Fagan Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Tye Fagan missed Jumper.
- P1 Nysier Brooks Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Nysier Brooks missed Layup.
- P1 Mark Smith Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Carlton Linguard Jr. missed Jumper.
- P1 Matthew Murrell Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Daeshun Ruffin made Layup. 0–2
- P1 Carlton Linguard Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Markquis Nowell. 2–2
- P1 Luis Rodriguez Turnover.
- P1 Carlton Linguard Jr. Steal.
- P1 Mike McGuirl missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Nysier Brooks Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Daeshun Ruffin missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Mike McGuirl Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Carlton Linguard Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Daeshun Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Carlton Linguard Jr..
- P1 Nysier Brooks Turnover.
- P1 Markquis Nowell missed Layup.
- P1 Matthew Murrell Block.
- P1 Markquis Nowell Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Kaosi Ezeagu missed Layup.
- P1 Nysier Brooks Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Matthew Murrell made Layup. Assisted by Luis Rodriguez. 2–4
- P1 Nijel Pack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markquis Nowell. 5–4
- P1 Nysier Brooks made Dunk. Assisted by Daeshun Ruffin. 5–6
- P1 Nijel Pack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike McGuirl. 8–6
- P1 Ole Miss Timeout
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Foul on Kaosi Ezeagu.
- P1 Luis Rodriguez made Jumper. Assisted by Austin Crowley. 8–8
- P1 Mark Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Austin Crowley Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Mike McGuirl.
- P1 Matthew Murrell made Free Throw. 8–9
- P1 Matthew Murrell made Free Throw. 8–10
- P1 Mark Smith missed Jumper.
- P1 Jaemyn Brakefield Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Eric Van Der Heijden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaemyn Brakefield. 8–13
- P1 Nijel Pack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markquis Nowell. 11–13
- P1 Matthew Murrell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Austin Crowley. 11–16
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Ismael Massoud made Jumper. Assisted by Markquis Nowell. 13–16
- P1 Austin Crowley missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ole Miss Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Matthew Murrell missed Layup.
- P1 Luke Kasubke Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Mark Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Austin Crowley Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Ismael Massoud.
- P1 Daeshun Ruffin missed Jumper.
- P1 Luke Kasubke Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Nijel Pack missed Jumper.
- P1 Nysier Brooks Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Tye Fagan made Layup. 13–18
- P1 Foul on Luke Kasubke.
- P1 Tye Fagan made Free Throw. 13–19
- P1 Ismael Massoud missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Nysier Brooks Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Daeshun Ruffin missed Jumper.
- P1 Luke Kasubke Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Luke Kasubke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nijel Pack. 16–19
- P1 Daeshun Ruffin missed Layup.
- P1 Ismael Massoud Block.
- P1 Daeshun Ruffin Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Matthew Murrell missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ole Miss Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Nysier Brooks missed Dunk.
- P1 Luke Kasubke Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Mike McGuirl missed Layup.
- P1 Tye Fagan Block.
- P1 Matthew Murrell Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jaemyn Brakefield made Layup. Assisted by Matthew Murrell. 16–21
- P1 Kansas State Timeout
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Mike McGuirl made Jumper. Assisted by Mark Smith. 18–21
- P1 Nysier Brooks made Layup. Assisted by Tye Fagan. 18–23
- P1 Markquis Nowell missed Layup.
- P1 Luis Rodriguez Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Markquis Nowell.
- P1 Nysier Brooks Turnover.
- P1 Mark Smith Steal.
- P1 Mark Smith made Layup. 20–23
- P1 Luis Rodriguez missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Markquis Nowell Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Tye Fagan.
- P1 Mike McGuirl missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Daeshun Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Carlton Linguard Jr..
- P1 Luis Rodriguez made Free Throw. 20–24
- P1 Luis Rodriguez made Free Throw. 20–25
- P1 Nijel Pack missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Daeshun Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Austin Crowley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Van Der Heijden. 20–28
- P1 Mike McGuirl missed Layup.
- P1 Luis Rodriguez Block.
- P1 Kansas State Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Markquis Nowell missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Jaemyn Brakefield Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Daeshun Ruffin Turnover.
- P1 Markquis Nowell Steal.
- P1 Luke Kasubke missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Daeshun Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Austin Crowley Turnover.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Nijel Pack missed Jumper.
- P1 Daeshun Ruffin Block.
- P1 Mark Smith Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Matthew Murrell.
- P1 Nijel Pack missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Matthew Murrell Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Matthew Murrell missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Nijel Pack Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Mark Smith.
- P1 Mark Smith Turnover.
- P1 Daeshun Ruffin made Jumper. 20–30
- P1 Mike McGuirl missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Jaemyn Brakefield Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Nysier Brooks missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Mark Smith Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Mike McGuirl missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Matthew Murrell Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Luis Rodriguez missed Layup.
- P1 Mark Smith Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Luis Rodriguez.
- P1 Luke Kasubke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nijel Pack. 23–30
- P1 Foul on Luis Rodriguez.
- P1 Luke Kasubke made Free Throw. 24–30
- P2 Mark Smith missed Layup.
- P2 Matthew Murrell Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Daeshun Ruffin missed Jumper.
- P2 Mike McGuirl Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Nijel Pack missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Luis Rodriguez Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Nysier Brooks.
- P2 Nysier Brooks Turnover.
- P2 Markquis Nowell Turnover.
- P2 Daeshun Ruffin Steal.
- P2 Tye Fagan made Layup. 24–32
- P2 Markquis Nowell missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Tye Fagan Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Markquis Nowell.
- P2 Daeshun Ruffin made Free Throw. 24–33
- P2 Daeshun Ruffin made Free Throw. 24–34
- P2 Luke Kasubke missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Tye Fagan Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Tye Fagan missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Luis Rodriguez Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Luis Rodriguez made Three Point Jumper. 24–37
- P2 Kansas State Timeout
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Nijel Pack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike McGuirl. 27–37
- P2 Daeshun Ruffin missed Jumper.
- P2 Mark Smith Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Nijel Pack missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Nysier Brooks Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Luis Rodriguez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Daeshun Ruffin. 27–40
- P2 Mark Smith missed Jumper.
- P2 Mark Smith Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Matthew Murrell.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Mark Smith made Free Throw. 28–40
- P2 Mark Smith made Free Throw. 29–40
- P2 Matthew Murrell missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Mark Smith Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Luis Rodriguez.
- P2 Mark Smith made Layup. Assisted by Nijel Pack. 31–40
- P2 Tye Fagan Turnover.
- P2 Luke Kasubke Steal.
- P2 Ismael Massoud Turnover.
- P2 Austin Crowley Steal.
- P2 Austin Crowley missed Layup.
- P2 Mark Smith Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Mark Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nijel Pack. 34–40
- P2 Jaemyn Brakefield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Murrell. 34–43
- P2 Mark Smith made Layup. 36–43
- P2 Foul on Daeshun Ruffin.
- P2 Daeshun Ruffin Turnover.
- P2 Nijel Pack missed Jumper.
- P2 Kansas State Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Markquis Nowell.
- P2 Markquis Nowell Turnover.
- P2 Daeshun Ruffin missed Layup.
- P2 Carlton Linguard Jr. Block.
- P2 Carlton Linguard Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Mike McGuirl missed Jumper.
- P2 Daeshun Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Daeshun Ruffin made Layup. 36–45
- P2 Mark Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Mike McGuirl Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Austin Crowley.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Mark Smith made Layup. Assisted by Nijel Pack. 38–45
- P2 Foul on Carlton Linguard Jr..
- P2 Daeshun Ruffin Turnover.
- P2 Mark Smith Steal.
- P2 Nijel Pack missed Layup.
- P2 Matthew Murrell Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Daeshun Ruffin made Layup. 38–47
- P2 Foul on Kaosi Ezeagu.
- P2 Daeshun Ruffin made Free Throw. 38–48
- P2 Foul on Luis Rodriguez.
- P2 Foul on Matthew Murrell.
- P2 Mark Smith made Free Throw. 39–48
- P2 Mark Smith made Free Throw. 40–48
- P2 Foul on Luke Kasubke.
- P2 Foul on Mark Smith.
- P2 Austin Crowley made Jumper. 40–50
- P2 Luke Kasubke missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Eric Van Der Heijden Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Daeshun Ruffin made Jumper. 40–52
- P2 Mark Smith missed Jumper.
- P2 Mark Smith Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Austin Crowley.
- P2 Mark Smith made Free Throw. 41–52
- P2 Mark Smith made Free Throw. 42–52
- P2 Eric Van Der Heijden missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Mark Smith Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Nysier Brooks.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Mark Smith missed Free Throw.
- P2 Nysier Brooks Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Matthew Murrell made Jumper. Assisted by Daeshun Ruffin. 42–54
- P2 Nijel Pack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Smith. 45–54
- P2 Foul on Kaosi Ezeagu.
- P2 Daeshun Ruffin missed Free Throw.
- P2 Ole Miss Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Daeshun Ruffin missed Free Throw.
- P2 Mark Smith Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Mark Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Jaemyn Brakefield Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Austin Crowley missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ole Miss Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Mark Smith.
- P2 Nysier Brooks made Free Throw. 45–55
- P2 Nysier Brooks made Free Throw. 45–56
- P2 Markquis Nowell missed Layup.
- P2 Nysier Brooks Block.
- P2 Daeshun Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Daeshun Ruffin made Layup. 45–58
- P2 Markquis Nowell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nijel Pack. 48–58
- P2 Austin Crowley missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Nijel Pack Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Mark Smith Turnover.
- P2 Daeshun Ruffin missed Jumper.
- P2 Mark Smith Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Nijel Pack missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Nysier Brooks Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Ole Miss Timeout
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Foul on Markquis Nowell.
- P2 Daeshun Ruffin made Free Throw. 48–59
- P2 Daeshun Ruffin missed Free Throw.
- P2 Mark Smith Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Markquis Nowell missed Layup.
- P2 Tye Fagan Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jaemyn Brakefield missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Nysier Brooks Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Tye Fagan made Jumper. 48–61
- P2 Markquis Nowell missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Carlton Linguard Jr. Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Carlton Linguard Jr. missed Layup.
- P2 Matthew Murrell Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Daeshun Ruffin missed Jumper.
- P2 Luke Kasubke Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Nijel Pack made Three Point Jumper. 51–61
- P2 Kansas State Timeout
- P2 Tye Fagan made Layup. 51–63
- P2 Mark Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nijel Pack. 54–63
- P2 Kansas State Timeout
- P2 Foul on Mike McGuirl.
- P2 Jaemyn Brakefield made Free Throw. 54–64
- P2 Jaemyn Brakefield made Free Throw. 54–65
- P2 Markquis Nowell made Layup. 56–65
- P2 Foul on Luke Kasubke.
- P2 Daeshun Ruffin made Free Throw. 56–66
- P2 Daeshun Ruffin missed Free Throw.
- P2 Mark Smith Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Nijel Pack missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Jaemyn Brakefield Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Mike McGuirl.
- P2 Jaemyn Brakefield missed Free Throw.
- P2 Ole Miss Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Jaemyn Brakefield made Free Throw. 56–67
- P2 Markquis Nowell missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Jaemyn Brakefield Defensive Rebound.
Box score
KSU
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Linguard Jr.C | 17 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Nijel PackG | 36 | 18 | 6-17 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Markquis NowellG | 32 | 5 | 2-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Mark SmithG | 35 | 20 | 6-14 | 2-6 | 6-7 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 3 |
| Mike McGuirlG | 29 | 2 | 1-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ismael MassoudF | 15 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kaosi EzeaguF | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Davion BradfordC | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke KasubkeG | 24 | 7 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Jordan BrooksF | |||||||||||||
| Seryee LewisF | |||||||||||||
| Logan LandersF | |||||||||||||
| Trey HarrisG | |||||||||||||
| Maximus EdwardsG | |||||||||||||
| Drew HonasG | |||||||||||||
| Selton MiguelG |
MISS
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nysier BrooksC | 28 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Matthew MurrellG | 38 | 9 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Daeshun RuffinG | 33 | 17 | 6-16 | 0-1 | 5-9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Luis RodriguezG | 22 | 10 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Tye FaganG | 21 | 9 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Eric Van Der HeijdenF | 11 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaemyn BrakefieldF | 26 | 8 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Austin CrowleyG | 21 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sammy HunterF | |||||||||||||
| Robert AllenF | |||||||||||||
| Grant SlattenG | |||||||||||||
| James WhiteG | |||||||||||||
| John McBrideG | |||||||||||||
| Jarkel JoinerG |
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