Northern Illinois Huskies @ Eastern Michigan Eagles
49–57Final · Feb 9, 2019
NIU 49 EMU 57 Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIU12-12 | 27 | 22 | 49 |
| EMU10-13 | 24 | 33 | 57 |
· Line: EMU -3 (O/U 133)
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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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Elijah Minnie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Jackson.
0–3 -
Lacey James made Free Throw.
1–3 -
Levi Bradley made Free Throw.
2–3 -
Levi Bradley made Free Throw.
3–3 -
Tariq Silver made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boubacar Toure.
3–6 -
Dante Thorpe made Jumper.
5–6 -
Tariq Silver made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Jackson.
5–9 -
Levi Bradley made Layup. Assisted by Dante Thorpe.
7–9 -
Noah McCarty made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
9–9 -
Ty Groce made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Jackson.
9–12 -
Dante Thorpe made Jumper.
11–12 -
Jaylen Key made Jumper.
13–12 -
James Thompson IV made Free Throw.
13–13 -
James Thompson IV made Free Throw.
13–14 -
Paul Jackson made Jumper.
13–16 -
Tariq Silver made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Jackson.
13–19 -
Elijah Minnie made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Jackson.
13–21 -
Noah McCarty made Layup. Assisted by Jaylen Key.
15–21 -
Dante Thorpe made Layup.
17–21 -
Dante Thorpe made Free Throw.
18–21 -
Dante Thorpe made Free Throw.
19–21 -
Lacey James made Dunk. Assisted by Levi Bradley.
21–21 -
Lacey James made Free Throw.
22–21 -
Lacey James made Free Throw.
23–21 -
Paul Jackson made Free Throw.
23–22 -
Austin Richie made Jumper. Assisted by Dante Thorpe.
25–22 -
Boubacar Toure made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Jackson.
25–24 -
Noah McCarty made Layup.
27–24 -
Elijah Minnie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Jackson.
27–27 -
Paul Jackson made Layup.
27–29 -
Dante Thorpe made Jumper. Assisted by Rod Henry-Hayes.
29–29 -
James Thompson IV made Free Throw.
29–30 -
Boubacar Toure made Two Point Tip Shot.
29–32 -
Noah McCarty made Layup.
31–32 -
Paul Jackson made Jumper.
31–34 -
Noah McCarty made Free Throw.
32–34 -
Paul Jackson made Layup.
32–36 -
Austin Richie made Jumper.
34–36 -
Elijah Minnie made Free Throw.
34–37 -
Paul Jackson made Free Throw.
34–38 -
Paul Jackson made Free Throw.
34–39 -
Lacey James made Free Throw.
35–39 -
Lacey James made Free Throw.
36–39 -
Dante Thorpe made Layup.
38–39 -
Dante Thorpe made Free Throw.
39–39 -
Elijah Minnie made Free Throw.
39–40 -
Elijah Minnie made Free Throw.
39–41 -
Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw.
40–41 -
Paul Jackson made Layup.
40–43 -
Austin Richie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
43–43 -
Paul Jackson made Layup.
43–45 -
Levi Bradley made Dunk. Assisted by Noah McCarty.
45–45 -
Boubacar Toure made Free Throw.
45–46 -
Paul Jackson made Layup.
45–48 -
Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw.
46–48 -
Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw.
47–48 -
Paul Jackson made Layup.
47–50 -
Paul Jackson made Free Throw.
47–51 -
Levi Bradley made Jumper.
49–51 -
Paul Jackson made Layup.
49–53 -
James Thompson IV made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Jackson.
49–55 -
Boubacar Toure made Free Throw.
49–56 -
Paul Jackson made Free Throw.
49–57
Play-by-play
- P1 Elijah Minnie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Jackson. 0–3
- P1 Foul on Elijah Minnie.
- P1 Lacey James missed Free Throw.
- P1 Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
- P1 Lacey James made Free Throw. 1–3
- P1 Tariq Silver missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Rod Henry-Hayes Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Lacey James missed Layup.
- P1 James Thompson IV Block.
- P1 James Thompson IV Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Dante Thorpe.
- P1 Tariq Silver Turnover.
- P1 Levi Bradley Steal.
- P1 Foul on James Thompson IV.
- P1 Levi Bradley made Free Throw. 2–3
- P1 Levi Bradley made Free Throw. 3–3
- P1 Tariq Silver made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boubacar Toure. 3–6
- P1 Dante Thorpe made Jumper. 5–6
- P1 Boubacar Toure Turnover.
- P1 Levi Bradley Turnover.
- P1 Tariq Silver Steal.
- P1 Tariq Silver made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Jackson. 5–9
- P1 Dante Thorpe Turnover.
- P1 Tariq Silver Steal.
- P1 Paul Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Dante Thorpe Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Levi Bradley made Layup. Assisted by Dante Thorpe. 7–9
- P1 Foul on Lacey James.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Ty Groce Turnover.
- P1 Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.
- P1 Trendon Hankerson Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Noah McCarty made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson. 9–9
- P1 Ty Groce made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Jackson. 9–12
- P1 Trendon Hankerson Turnover.
- P1 Paul Jackson Turnover.
- P1 Foul on Paul Jackson.
- P1 Austin Richie missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Gairges Daow Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Kevin McAdoo.
- P1 Dante Thorpe made Jumper. 11–12
- P1 James Thompson IV Turnover.
- P1 Jaylen Key made Jumper. 13–12
- P1 Kevin McAdoo missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Noah McCarty Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Austin Richie missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 James Thompson IV Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Jaylen Key.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 James Thompson IV made Free Throw. 13–13
- P1 James Thompson IV made Free Throw. 13–14
- P1 Levi Bradley missed Jumper.
- P1 Boubacar Toure Block.
- P1 Ty Groce Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Boubacar Toure missed Layup.
- P1 Levi Bradley Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Levi Bradley Turnover.
- P1 Elijah Minnie missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Lacey James Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Levi Bradley missed Layup.
- P1 Boubacar Toure Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Levi Bradley.
- P1 Paul Jackson made Jumper. 13–16
- P1 Lacey James missed Jumper.
- P1 Elijah Minnie Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Tariq Silver made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Jackson. 13–19
- P1 Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Elijah Minnie Block.
- P1 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Dante Thorpe missed Jumper.
- P1 Tariq Silver Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Elijah Minnie made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Jackson. 13–21
- P1 Northern Illinois Timeout
- P1 Rod Henry-Hayes missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ty Groce Block.
- P1 Boubacar Toure Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Boubacar Toure Turnover.
- P1 Noah McCarty made Layup. Assisted by Jaylen Key. 15–21
- P1 Foul on Paul Jackson.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Noah McCarty missed Free Throw.
- P1 Trendon Hankerson Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Rod Henry-Hayes missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 James Thompson IV Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Eastern Michigan Turnover.
- P1 Noah McCarty missed Jumper.
- P1 Ty Groce Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Tariq Silver Turnover.
- P1 Dante Thorpe made Layup. 17–21
- P1 Eastern Michigan Timeout
- P1 Elijah Minnie Turnover.
- P1 Dante Thorpe Steal.
- P1 Foul on Tariq Silver.
- P1 Dante Thorpe made Free Throw. 18–21
- P1 Dante Thorpe made Free Throw. 19–21
- P1 James Thompson IV Turnover.
- P1 Jaylen Key missed Layup.
- P1 Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Elijah Minnie missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Jaylen Key.
- P1 Paul Jackson missed Jumper.
- P1 Noah McCarty Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Dante Thorpe missed Layup.
- P1 Elijah Minnie Block.
- P1 Gairges Daow Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Gairges Daow missed Layup.
- P1 James Thompson IV Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Elijah Minnie.
- P1 Elijah Minnie Turnover.
- P1 Gairges Daow missed Layup.
- P1 James Thompson IV Block.
- P1 Ty Groce Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Elijah Minnie missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Gairges Daow Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Ty Groce.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Gairges Daow missed Free Throw.
- P1 Elijah Minnie Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Paul Jackson missed Jumper.
- P1 Gairges Daow Block.
- P1 Dante Thorpe Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Lacey James made Dunk. Assisted by Levi Bradley. 21–21
- P1 Elijah Minnie Turnover.
- P1 Trendon Hankerson Steal.
- P1 Foul on Gairges Daow.
- P1 Gairges Daow Turnover.
- P1 Foul on Austin Richie.
- P1 James Thompson IV missed Free Throw.
- P1 Austin Richie Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Lacey James Turnover.
- P1 Paul Jackson missed Jumper.
- P1 James Thompson IV Offensive Rebound.
- P1 James Thompson IV missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- P1 Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on James Thompson IV.
- P1 Lacey James made Free Throw. 22–21
- P1 Lacey James made Free Throw. 23–21
- P1 Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
- P1 Paul Jackson made Free Throw. 23–22
- P1 Paul Jackson missed Free Throw.
- P1 Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Austin Richie made Jumper. Assisted by Dante Thorpe. 25–22
- P1 Boubacar Toure made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Jackson. 25–24
- P1 Noah McCarty made Layup. 27–24
- P2 Rod Henry-Hayes Turnover.
- P2 Elijah Minnie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Jackson. 27–27
- P2 Levi Bradley Turnover.
- P2 Paul Jackson Steal.
- P2 Paul Jackson made Layup. 27–29
- P2 Dante Thorpe Turnover.
- P2 Elijah Minnie missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Dante Thorpe made Jumper. Assisted by Rod Henry-Hayes. 29–29
- P2 Foul on Levi Bradley.
- P2 James Thompson IV missed Free Throw.
- P2 Eastern Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
- P2 James Thompson IV made Free Throw. 29–30
- P2 Trendon Hankerson Turnover.
- P2 Elijah Minnie Steal.
- P2 Elijah Minnie missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jaylen Key missed Jumper.
- P2 James Thompson IV Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Rod Henry-Hayes.
- P2 Paul Jackson missed Jumper.
- P2 Boubacar Toure Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Boubacar Toure made Two Point Tip Shot. 29–32
- P2 Lacey James missed Layup.
- P2 Boubacar Toure Block.
- P2 Lacey James Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Lacey James Turnover.
- P2 Foul on Dante Thorpe.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
- P2 Boubacar Toure missed Layup.
- P2 Jaylen Key Block.
- P2 Jaylen Key Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Noah McCarty made Layup. 31–32
- P2 Foul on Boubacar Toure.
- P2 Noah McCarty missed Free Throw.
- P2 James Thompson IV Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Paul Jackson made Jumper. 31–34
- P2 Foul on Elijah Minnie.
- P2 Dante Thorpe missed Layup.
- P2 Noah McCarty Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Ty Groce.
- P2 Noah McCarty missed Free Throw.
- P2 Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
- P2 Noah McCarty made Free Throw. 32–34
- P2 Malik Ellison Turnover.
- P2 Austin Richie Steal.
- P2 Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ty Groce Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Elijah Minnie missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Austin Richie Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jaylen Key Turnover.
- P2 Paul Jackson Steal.
- P2 Paul Jackson made Layup. 32–36
- P2 Austin Richie made Jumper. 34–36
- P2 Elijah Minnie missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Dante Thorpe Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jaylen Key Turnover.
- P2 Elijah Minnie Steal.
- P2 Foul on Jaylen Key.
- P2 Elijah Minnie missed Free Throw.
- P2 Eastern Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
- P2 Elijah Minnie made Free Throw. 34–37
- P2 Malik Ellison missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Elijah Minnie Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Elijah Minnie missed Layup.
- P2 Lacey James Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Austin Richie Turnover.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Foul on Austin Richie.
- P2 Ty Groce missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Levi Bradley Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Boubacar Toure.
- P2 Austin Richie missed Jumper.
- P2 Boubacar Toure Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Lacey James.
- P2 James Thompson IV missed Free Throw.
- P2 Eastern Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
- P2 James Thompson IV missed Free Throw.
- P2 Dante Thorpe Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Levi Bradley missed Jumper.
- P2 Lacey James Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Lacey James missed Layup.
- P2 Boubacar Toure Block.
- P2 Lacey James Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Boubacar Toure.
- P2 Lacey James Turnover.
- P2 Paul Jackson Steal.
- P2 Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
- P2 Paul Jackson made Free Throw. 34–38
- P2 Paul Jackson made Free Throw. 34–39
- P2 Foul on James Thompson IV.
- P2 Lacey James made Free Throw. 35–39
- P2 Lacey James made Free Throw. 36–39
- P2 Paul Jackson missed Layup.
- P2 James Thompson IV Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Dante Thorpe.
- P2 James Thompson IV missed Free Throw.
- P2 Dante Thorpe Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Dante Thorpe made Layup. 38–39
- P2 Foul on Malik Ellison.
- P2 Dante Thorpe made Free Throw. 39–39
- P2 Malik Ellison missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Rod Henry-Hayes.
- P2 Elijah Minnie made Free Throw. 39–40
- P2 Elijah Minnie made Free Throw. 39–41
- P2 Austin Richie missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Boubacar Toure Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Elijah Minnie missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Austin Richie Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Boubacar Toure Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Paul Jackson Turnover.
- P2 Noah McCarty Steal.
- P2 Foul on Paul Jackson.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw. 40–41
- P2 Trendon Hankerson missed Free Throw.
- P2 Boubacar Toure Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Paul Jackson made Layup. 40–43
- P2 Austin Richie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson. 43–43
- P2 Paul Jackson made Layup. 43–45
- P2 Levi Bradley made Dunk. Assisted by Noah McCarty. 45–45
- P2 Eastern Michigan Timeout
- P2 Elijah Minnie missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Austin Richie Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Austin Richie missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Levi Bradley Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Levi Bradley missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Elijah Minnie Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Boubacar Toure missed Free Throw.
- P2 Eastern Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
- P2 Boubacar Toure missed Free Throw.
- P2 Boubacar Toure Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Dante Thorpe.
- P2 Boubacar Toure missed Free Throw.
- P2 Eastern Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
- P2 Boubacar Toure made Free Throw. 45–46
- P2 Dante Thorpe missed Jumper.
- P2 Boubacar Toure Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Paul Jackson made Layup. 45–48
- P2 Northern Illinois Timeout
- P2 Foul on Tariq Silver.
- P2 Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw. 46–48
- P2 Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw. 47–48
- P2 Paul Jackson made Layup. 47–50
- P2 Foul on Noah McCarty.
- P2 Paul Jackson made Free Throw. 47–51
- P2 Levi Bradley made Jumper. 49–51
- P2 Northern Illinois Timeout
- P2 Paul Jackson made Layup. 49–53
- P2 Dante Thorpe Turnover.
- P2 James Thompson IV Steal.
- P2 Paul Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Rod Henry-Hayes.
- P2 Rod Henry-Hayes Turnover.
- P2 Eastern Michigan Timeout
- P2 Eastern Michigan Timeout
- P2 James Thompson IV made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Jackson. 49–55
- P2 Northern Illinois Timeout
- P2 Austin Richie missed Layup.
- P2 Elijah Minnie Block.
- P2 Noah McCarty Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Levi Bradley missed Jumper.
- P2 Boubacar Toure Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Noah McCarty.
- P2 Boubacar Toure missed Free Throw.
- P2 Eastern Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
- P2 Boubacar Toure made Free Throw. 49–56
- P2 Dante Thorpe missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 James Thompson IV Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
- P2 Paul Jackson made Free Throw. 49–57
- P2 Paul Jackson missed Free Throw.
- P2 Noah McCarty Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Levi Bradley missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 James Thompson IV Defensive Rebound.
Box score
NIU
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levi BradleyF | 25 | 8 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Lacey JamesF | 18 | 7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Trendon HankersonG | 37 | 3 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Rod Henry-HayesG | 25 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dante ThorpeG | 38 | 13 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Noah McCartyF | 23 | 9 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Jaylen KeyF | 14 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Austin RichieG | 14 | 7 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Zaire MateenG | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gairges DaowG | 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin LeeF | |||||||||||||
| Anastasios DemogerontasF | |||||||||||||
| Alize TravisG | |||||||||||||
| Caleb OehlbergG | |||||||||||||
| Brandon DanowskiG | |||||||||||||
| Eugene GermanG |
EMU
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah MinnieF | 37 | 11 | 3-13 | 2-11 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Boubacar ToureC | 31 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| James Thompson IVC | 34 | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Tariq SilverG | 23 | 9 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul JacksonG | 40 | 23 | 9-16 | 0-2 | 5-7 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ty GroceF | 18 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Kevin McAdooG | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Malik EllisonG | 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Rafus Jr.F | |||||||||||||
| Daivon StephensF | |||||||||||||
| Derek Ballard Jr.F | |||||||||||||
| Isaiah GreenF | |||||||||||||
| Bud JonesF | |||||||||||||
| Jorden PetersonG | |||||||||||||
| Damari ParrisG | |||||||||||||
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