Samford Bulldogs @ North Alabama Lions
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAM2-3 | 25 | 30 | 55 |
| UNA2-2 | 24 | 37 | 61 |
· Line: SAM -3.5 (O/U 148)
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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Mervin James made Layup. Assisted by C.J. Brim.
0–2 -
Jalen Dupree made Three Point Jumper.
3–2 -
Mervin James made Jumper. Assisted by C.J. Brim.
3–4 -
Robert Allen made Layup.
5–4 -
Emanuel Littles made Layup. Assisted by C.J. Brim.
5–6 -
Jalen Dupree made Jumper.
7–6 -
Mervin James made Jumper. Assisted by C.J. Brim.
7–8 -
Logan Padgett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deandre Thomas.
10–8 -
Jamari Blackmon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Emanuel Littles.
10–11 -
Robert Allen made Free Throw.
11–11 -
Christian Agnew made Free Throw.
11–12 -
Christian Agnew made Layup. Assisted by James Anderson II.
11–14 -
C.J. Brim made Layup.
11–16 -
Payton Youngblood made Layup. Assisted by Tavon King.
11–18 -
Robert Allen made Jumper.
13–18 -
Robert Allen made Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Austin.
15–18 -
Jamari Blackmon made Free Throw.
15–19 -
Jamari Blackmon made Free Throw.
15–20 -
Christian Agnew made Layup. Assisted by Jamari Blackmon.
15–22 -
Donte Tatum made Jumper.
17–22 -
Jalen Dupree made Jumper.
19–22 -
Deandre Thomas made Jumper.
21–22 -
Emanuel Littles made Layup.
21–24 -
Jalen Dupree made Free Throw.
22–24 -
Jalen Dupree made Free Throw.
23–24 -
Jalen Dupree made Free Throw.
24–24 -
Jalen Dupree made Free Throw.
25–24 -
C.J. Brim made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Blackmon.
25–27 -
Emanuel Littles made Jumper.
25–29 -
Christian Agnew made Free Throw.
25–30 -
Christian Agnew made Free Throw.
25–31 -
Christian Agnew made Free Throw.
25–32 -
Cameron Diggs made Layup. Assisted by Jamari Blackmon.
25–34 -
Jamari Blackmon made Layup.
25–36 -
Brandon Austin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Dupree.
28–36 -
Jalen Dupree made Jumper. Assisted by Robert Allen.
30–36 -
C.J. Brim made Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Blackmon.
30–38 -
Jalen Dupree made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Austin.
33–38 -
C.J. Brim made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Blackmon.
33–41 -
Robert Allen made Layup.
35–41 -
Payton Youngblood made Layup. Assisted by Emanuel Littles.
35–43 -
Brandon Austin made Layup.
37–43 -
Mervin James made Jumper. Assisted by Christian Agnew.
37–45 -
Robert Allen made Free Throw.
38–45 -
Logan Dye made Layup.
40–45 -
Deandre Thomas made Jumper.
42–45 -
Mervin James made Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Blackmon.
42–47 -
Robert Allen made Jumper.
44–47 -
Deandre Thomas made Free Throw.
45–47 -
Robert Allen made Three Point Jumper.
48–47 -
Jamari Blackmon made Three Point Jumper.
48–50 -
Brandon Austin made Jumper. Assisted by J.P. Robinson.
50–50 -
C.J. Brim made Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Blackmon.
50–52 -
Donte Tatum made Free Throw.
51–52 -
Payton Youngblood made Jumper. Assisted by Christian Agnew.
51–54 -
Robert Allen made Jumper.
53–54 -
Christian Agnew made Jumper.
53–56 -
Payton Youngblood made Layup.
53–58 -
Jamari Blackmon made Free Throw.
53–59 -
Christian Agnew made Free Throw.
53–60 -
Jalen Dupree made Free Throw.
54–60 -
Jalen Dupree made Free Throw.
55–60 -
Jamari Blackmon made Free Throw.
55–61
Play-by-play
- P1 Robert Allen Turnover.
- P1 Emanuel Littles Steal.
- P1 Mervin James made Layup. Assisted by C.J. Brim. 0–2
- P1 Foul on Robert Allen.
- P1 Mervin James missed Free Throw.
- P1 Deandre Thomas Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jalen Dupree made Three Point Jumper. 3–2
- P1 Christian Agnew missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Emanuel Littles Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Mervin James made Jumper. Assisted by C.J. Brim. 3–4
- P1 Robert Allen made Layup. 5–4
- P1 Christian Agnew missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Deandre Thomas Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Brandon Austin missed Jumper.
- P1 Emanuel Littles Defensive Rebound.
- P1 C.J. Brim missed Layup.
- P1 North Alabama Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Emanuel Littles made Layup. Assisted by C.J. Brim. 5–6
- P1 Jalen Dupree made Jumper. 7–6
- P1 Deandre Thomas missed Jumper.
- P1 North Alabama Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Mervin James made Jumper. Assisted by C.J. Brim. 7–8
- P1 Robert Allen Turnover.
- P1 Mervin James Turnover.
- P1 Deandre Thomas Steal.
- P1 Robert Allen missed Layup.
- P1 Mervin James Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Brandon Austin.
- P1 Foul on Emanuel Littles.
- P1 Emanuel Littles Turnover.
- P1 Foul on Mervin James.
- P1 Brandon Austin Turnover.
- P1 Jamari Blackmon Steal.
- P1 Foul on Jamari Blackmon.
- P1 Jamari Blackmon Turnover.
- P1 Logan Padgett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deandre Thomas. 10–8
- P1 Mervin James missed Layup.
- P1 Brandon Austin Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Christian Agnew.
- P1 Jalen Dupree Turnover.
- P1 James Anderson II Steal.
- P1 Emanuel Littles missed Jumper.
- P1 Robert Allen Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Robert Allen missed Jumper.
- P1 Emanuel Littles Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jamari Blackmon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Emanuel Littles. 10–11
- P1 Foul on Deandre Thomas.
- P1 Deandre Thomas Turnover.
- P1 Christian Agnew missed Jumper.
- P1 Jalen Dupree Block.
- P1 Deandre Thomas Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Deandre Thomas Turnover.
- P1 Jamari Blackmon missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Robert Allen Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Brandon Austin missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 North Alabama Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Foul on Tavon King.
- P1 Tavon King Turnover.
- P1 Robert Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Cameron Diggs Defensive Rebound.
- P1 James Anderson II missed Jumper.
- P1 Logan Dye Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Robert Allen missed Jumper.
- P1 Cameron Diggs Block.
- P1 Robert Allen Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Cameron Diggs.
- P1 Robert Allen made Free Throw. 11–11
- P1 Robert Allen missed Free Throw.
- P1 Cameron Diggs Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Logan Dye.
- P1 Christian Agnew made Free Throw. 11–12
- P1 Christian Agnew missed Free Throw.
- P1 Logan Dye Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Robert Allen Turnover.
- P1 Cameron Diggs Steal.
- P1 Christian Agnew made Layup. Assisted by James Anderson II. 11–14
- P1 Foul on Tavon King.
- P1 Donte Tatum missed Free Throw.
- P1 Donte Tatum Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Donte Tatum missed Layup.
- P1 C.J. Brim Defensive Rebound.
- P1 C.J. Brim made Layup. 11–16
- P1 J.P. Robinson Turnover.
- P1 Tavon King Steal.
- P1 Payton Youngblood made Layup. Assisted by Tavon King. 11–18
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Robert Allen missed Jumper.
- P1 Emanuel Littles Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Payton Youngblood missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Deandre Thomas Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Mervin James.
- P1 Deandre Thomas missed Free Throw.
- P1 Emanuel Littles Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jamari Blackmon missed Layup.
- P1 North Alabama Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Jamari Blackmon missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Robert Allen Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jalen Dupree Turnover.
- P1 Emanuel Littles Turnover.
- P1 Robert Allen missed Jumper.
- P1 Logan Padgett Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Logan Padgett missed Jumper.
- P1 Robert Allen Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Robert Allen made Jumper. 13–18
- P1 C.J. Brim missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Brandon Austin Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Robert Allen made Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Austin. 15–18
- P1 Payton Youngblood missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 James Anderson II Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Jamari Blackmon missed Layup.
- P1 Jamari Blackmon Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Jalen Dupree.
- P1 Jamari Blackmon made Free Throw. 15–19
- P1 Jamari Blackmon made Free Throw. 15–20
- P1 Logan Padgett missed Jumper.
- P1 James Anderson II Block.
- P1 Robert Allen Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Deandre Thomas missed Jumper.
- P1 Jamari Blackmon Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Christian Agnew made Layup. Assisted by Jamari Blackmon. 15–22
- P1 Donte Tatum made Jumper. 17–22
- P1 James Anderson II missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Samford Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Donte Tatum Turnover.
- P1 Christian Agnew missed Jumper.
- P1 Christian Agnew Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Jalen Dupree Block.
- P1 James Anderson II missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Robert Allen Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on C.J. Brim.
- P1 Deandre Thomas missed Free Throw.
- P1 Emanuel Littles Defensive Rebound.
- P1 C.J. Brim missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Payton Youngblood Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Payton Youngblood missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Brandon Austin Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jalen Dupree made Jumper. 19–22
- P1 Payton Youngblood missed Jumper.
- P1 Robert Allen Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Deandre Thomas made Jumper. 21–22
- P1 Emanuel Littles made Layup. 21–24
- P1 Foul on Emanuel Littles.
- P1 Jalen Dupree made Free Throw. 22–24
- P1 Jalen Dupree made Free Throw. 23–24
- P1 Jamari Blackmon missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Jalen Dupree Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Payton Youngblood.
- P1 Jalen Dupree made Free Throw. 24–24
- P1 North Alabama Timeout
- P1 Jalen Dupree made Free Throw. 25–24
- P1 Payton Youngblood missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Robert Allen Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jalen Dupree missed Jumper.
- P2 Mervin James Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Mervin James Turnover.
- P2 Deandre Thomas Turnover.
- P2 Jamari Blackmon Steal.
- P2 Jamari Blackmon missed Jumper.
- P2 Jamari Blackmon Offensive Rebound.
- P2 C.J. Brim made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Blackmon. 25–27
- P2 Foul on Christian Agnew.
- P2 Robert Allen missed Layup.
- P2 Emanuel Littles Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Emanuel Littles made Jumper. 25–29
- P2 Robert Allen missed Layup.
- P2 Emanuel Littles Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Deandre Thomas.
- P2 Foul on Brandon Austin.
- P2 Foul on Logan Padgett.
- P2 Christian Agnew made Free Throw. 25–30
- P2 Christian Agnew missed Free Throw.
- P2 Robert Allen Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Robert Allen Turnover.
- P2 Foul on Logan Padgett.
- P2 Christian Agnew made Free Throw. 25–31
- P2 Christian Agnew made Free Throw. 25–32
- P2 Foul on Emanuel Littles.
- P2 Jalen Dupree missed Free Throw.
- P2 Jalen Dupree missed Free Throw.
- P2 Emanuel Littles Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Samford Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Cameron Diggs made Layup. Assisted by Jamari Blackmon. 25–34
- P2 Robert Allen Turnover.
- P2 Jamari Blackmon Steal.
- P2 Jamari Blackmon made Layup. 25–36
- P2 Foul on Christian Agnew.
- P2 Robert Allen Turnover.
- P2 Tavon King Steal.
- P2 C.J. Brim Turnover.
- P2 Jalen Dupree Steal.
- P2 Brandon Austin Turnover.
- P2 North Alabama Turnover.
- P2 Foul on Tavon King.
- P2 Tavon King Turnover.
- P2 Foul on Cameron Diggs.
- P2 Brandon Austin missed Layup.
- P2 Jamari Blackmon Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Cameron Diggs missed Layup.
- P2 Logan Padgett Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Brandon Austin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Dupree. 28–36
- P2 Foul on Tavon King.
- P2 Tavon King Turnover.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Mervin James Turnover.
- P2 Samford Turnover.
- P2 Logan Padgett missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Samford Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Deandre Thomas missed Layup.
- P2 Deandre Thomas Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Mervin James.
- P2 Deandre Thomas missed Free Throw.
- P2 Samford Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Deandre Thomas missed Free Throw.
- P2 Payton Youngblood Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Payton Youngblood missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Brandon Austin Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jalen Dupree made Jumper. Assisted by Robert Allen. 30–36
- P2 C.J. Brim made Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Blackmon. 30–38
- P2 Jalen Dupree made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Austin. 33–38
- P2 Payton Youngblood missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Logan Padgett Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Brandon Austin missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Emanuel Littles Defensive Rebound.
- P2 C.J. Brim made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Blackmon. 33–41
- P2 Robert Allen made Layup. 35–41
- P2 Payton Youngblood made Layup. Assisted by Emanuel Littles. 35–43
- P2 Brandon Austin made Layup. 37–43
- P2 Mervin James made Jumper. Assisted by Christian Agnew. 37–45
- P2 Foul on Mervin James.
- P2 Robert Allen made Free Throw. 38–45
- P2 Robert Allen missed Free Throw.
- P2 Emanuel Littles Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Emanuel Littles Turnover.
- P2 Robert Allen missed Jumper.
- P2 Donte Tatum Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Donte Tatum missed Layup.
- P2 Brandon Austin Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Deandre Thomas Turnover.
- P2 Jamari Blackmon Steal.
- P2 Jamari Blackmon missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Christian Agnew Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Christian Agnew missed Jumper.
- P2 Christian Agnew Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Christian Agnew Turnover.
- P2 Brandon Austin missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 C.J. Brim Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Donte Tatum.
- P2 James Anderson II Turnover.
- P2 Donte Tatum missed Jumper.
- P2 Logan Dye Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Logan Dye made Layup. 40–45
- P2 Christian Agnew missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 James Anderson II Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Emanuel Littles missed Jumper.
- P2 Logan Dye Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Deandre Thomas made Jumper. 42–45
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Foul on Donte Tatum.
- P2 Mervin James made Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Blackmon. 42–47
- P2 Foul on Cameron Diggs.
- P2 Logan Dye missed Free Throw.
- P2 Mervin James Defensive Rebound.
- P2 C.J. Brim missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Mervin James Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Deandre Thomas.
- P2 Mervin James missed Free Throw.
- P2 Jalen Dupree Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Deandre Thomas missed Jumper.
- P2 Robert Allen Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Robert Allen made Jumper. 44–47
- P2 Foul on Mervin James.
- P2 Payton Youngblood missed Jumper.
- P2 Deandre Thomas made Free Throw. 45–47
- P2 Robert Allen Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Robert Allen made Three Point Jumper. 48–47
- P2 Foul on Deandre Thomas.
- P2 C.J. Brim missed Free Throw.
- P2 Jalen Dupree Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jamari Blackmon made Three Point Jumper. 48–50
- P2 Brandon Austin made Jumper. Assisted by J.P. Robinson. 50–50
- P2 C.J. Brim made Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Blackmon. 50–52
- P2 Foul on Emanuel Littles.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Donte Tatum missed Free Throw.
- P2 Samford Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Donte Tatum made Free Throw. 51–52
- P2 Jamari Blackmon missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Brandon Austin Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Donte Tatum missed Jumper.
- P2 Emanuel Littles Block.
- P2 Jamari Blackmon Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Payton Youngblood made Jumper. Assisted by Christian Agnew. 51–54
- P2 Samford Timeout
- P2 Jalen Dupree missed Jumper.
- P2 Deandre Thomas Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Robert Allen made Jumper. 53–54
- P2 Christian Agnew made Jumper. 53–56
- P2 Robert Allen missed Jumper.
- P2 Emanuel Littles Defensive Rebound.
- P2 North Alabama Timeout
- P2 Payton Youngblood made Layup. 53–58
- P2 Donte Tatum Turnover.
- P2 C.J. Brim Steal.
- P2 Foul on Donte Tatum.
- P2 Jamari Blackmon made Free Throw. 53–59
- P2 Jamari Blackmon missed Free Throw.
- P2 Jalen Dupree Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Robert Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Jamari Blackmon Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Logan Padgett.
- P2 Christian Agnew made Free Throw. 53–60
- P2 Christian Agnew missed Free Throw.
- P2 Jalen Dupree Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Logan Padgett missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Jalen Dupree Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Emanuel Littles.
- P2 Jalen Dupree made Free Throw. 54–60
- P2 Jalen Dupree made Free Throw. 55–60
- P2 Foul on Logan Padgett.
- P2 Jamari Blackmon missed Free Throw.
- P2 North Alabama Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Jamari Blackmon made Free Throw. 55–61
- P2 Brandon Austin missed Jumper.
- P2 Christian Agnew Defensive Rebound.
Box score
SAM
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan PadgettF | 27 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Robert AllenF | 38 | 17 | 7-18 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Jalen DupreeF | 32 | 18 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 6-8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Deandre ThomasG | 34 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Brandon AustinG | 37 | 7 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Logan DyeF | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Donte TatumG | 18 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| J.P. RobinsonG | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan SmithF | |||||||||||||
| Stanley Henderson Jr.F | |||||||||||||
| Paul KelleyG | |||||||||||||
| D'Marcus PurcellG | |||||||||||||
| Kwon BushG | |||||||||||||
| Jack DoroughG | |||||||||||||
| Myron GordonG | |||||||||||||
| K.J. DavisG | |||||||||||||
| Josh SharkeyG | |||||||||||||
| Preston ParksG |
UNA
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mervin JamesF | 17 | 10 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Emanuel LittlesF | 32 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| C.J. BrimG | 37 | 12 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jamari BlackmonG | 37 | 12 | 3-11 | 2-7 | 4-6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Christian AgnewG | 31 | 11 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 5-8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| James Anderson IIF | 15 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron DiggsF | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Payton YoungbloodF | 16 | 8 | 4-12 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tavon KingG | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Logan WindelerF | |||||||||||||
| Abdul AhmadC | |||||||||||||
| Austin MelocheG | |||||||||||||
| Holden RedparthG | |||||||||||||
| Aleksa MaticG |
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