Utah State Aggies @ San José State Spartans
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| USU8-1 | 36 | 35 | 71 |
| SJSU3-6 | 33 | 26 | 59 |
· Line: USU -22.5 (O/U 149)
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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Justin Bean made Layup.
2–0 -
Justin Bean made Layup. Assisted by Sam Merrill.
4–0 -
Brae Ivey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Omari Moore.
4–3 -
Justin Bean made Layup.
6–3 -
Justin Bean made Layup. Assisted by Sam Merrill.
8–3 -
Seneca Knight made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brae Ivey.
8–6 -
Sam Merrill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Abel Porter.
11–6 -
Brae Ivey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seneca Knight.
11–9 -
Alphonso Anderson made Free Throw.
12–9 -
Christian Anigwe made Layup.
12–11 -
Sean Bairstow made Free Throw.
13–11 -
Richard Washington made Layup.
13–13 -
Trevin Dorius made Layup. Assisted by Diogo Brito.
15–13 -
Omari Moore made Layup. Assisted by Zach Chappell.
15–15 -
Trevin Dorius made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Bean.
17–15 -
Diogo Brito made Layup.
19–15 -
Christian Anigwe made Free Throw.
19–16 -
Trey Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Omari Moore.
19–19 -
Richard Washington made Jumper.
19–21 -
Abel Porter made Free Throw.
20–21 -
Diogo Brito made Layup. Assisted by Abel Porter.
22–21 -
Christian Anigwe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Omari Moore.
22–24 -
Diogo Brito made Three Point Jumper.
25–24 -
Alphonso Anderson made Layup.
27–24 -
Seneca Knight made Layup.
27–26 -
Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
28–26 -
Justin Bean made Layup.
30–26 -
Isaiah Nichols made Three Point Jumper.
30–29 -
Isaiah Nichols made Free Throw.
30–30 -
Isaiah Nichols made Free Throw.
30–31 -
Alphonso Anderson made Layup.
32–31 -
Justin Bean made Layup.
34–31 -
Omari Moore made Free Throw.
34–32 -
Omari Moore made Free Throw.
34–33 -
Sam Merrill made Layup.
36–33 -
Brock Miller made Layup.
38–33 -
Samuel Japhet-Mathias made Layup. Assisted by Seneca Knight.
38–35 -
Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
39–35 -
Samuel Japhet-Mathias made Layup. Assisted by Zach Chappell.
39–37 -
Brock Miller made Jumper. Assisted by Abel Porter.
41–37 -
Justin Bean made Layup.
43–37 -
Alphonso Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Merrill.
46–37 -
Alphonso Anderson made Layup.
48–37 -
Craig LeCesne made Layup. Assisted by Zach Chappell.
48–39 -
Craig LeCesne made Layup. Assisted by Omari Moore.
48–41 -
Sam Merrill made Layup.
50–41 -
Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
51–41 -
Christian Anigwe made Dunk. Assisted by Omari Moore.
51–43 -
Seneca Knight made Jumper.
51–45 -
Justin Bean made Layup.
53–45 -
Diogo Brito made Free Throw.
54–45 -
Brock Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diogo Brito.
57–45 -
Craig LeCesne made Jumper. Assisted by Brae Ivey.
57–47 -
Sam Merrill made Layup.
59–47 -
Richard Washington made Free Throw.
59–48 -
Richard Washington made Free Throw.
59–49 -
Sam Merrill made Layup.
61–49 -
Seneca Knight made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Craig LeCesne.
61–52 -
Justin Bean made Jumper.
63–52 -
Alphonso Anderson made Layup.
65–52 -
Seneca Knight made Free Throw.
65–53 -
Seneca Knight made Free Throw.
65–54 -
Abel Porter made Free Throw.
66–54 -
Abel Porter made Free Throw.
67–54 -
Diogo Brito made Layup.
69–54 -
Seneca Knight made Layup. Assisted by Brae Ivey.
69–56 -
Abel Porter made Free Throw.
70–56 -
Abel Porter made Free Throw.
71–56 -
Seneca Knight made Three Point Jumper.
71–59
Play-by-play
- P1 Omari Moore missed Layup.
- P1 Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Justin Bean made Layup. 2–0
- P1 Samuel Japhet-Mathias Turnover.
- P1 Justin Bean Steal.
- P1 Justin Bean made Layup. Assisted by Sam Merrill. 4–0
- P1 Samuel Japhet-Mathias missed Jumper.
- P1 Brock Miller Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Trevin Dorius missed Layup.
- P1 Samuel Japhet-Mathias Block.
- P1 Samuel Japhet-Mathias Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Brae Ivey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Omari Moore. 4–3
- P1 Justin Bean made Layup. 6–3
- P1 Samuel Japhet-Mathias Turnover.
- P1 Sam Merrill Steal.
- P1 Brock Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Omari Moore Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Omari Moore Turnover.
- P1 Justin Bean missed Jumper.
- P1 Christian Anigwe Block.
- P1 Utah State Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Justin Bean made Layup. Assisted by Sam Merrill. 8–3
- P1 Foul on Trevin Dorius.
- P1 Seneca Knight made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brae Ivey. 8–6
- P1 Sam Merrill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Abel Porter. 11–6
- P1 Brae Ivey Turnover.
- P1 Alphonso Anderson Steal.
- P1 Alphonso Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Christian Anigwe Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Brae Ivey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seneca Knight. 11–9
- P1 Foul on Samuel Japhet-Mathias.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Alphonso Anderson missed Free Throw.
- P1 Alphonso Anderson made Free Throw. 12–9
- P1 Utah State Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Diogo Brito missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Justin Bean Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Christian Anigwe.
- P1 Abel Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Richard Washington Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Richard Washington missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Christian Anigwe Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Christian Anigwe made Layup. 12–11
- P1 Alphonso Anderson missed Layup.
- P1 Christian Anigwe Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Sam Merrill.
- P1 Brae Ivey missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ralph Agee Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Zach Chappell missed Jumper.
- P1 Diogo Brito Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Brae Ivey.
- P1 Sean Bairstow made Free Throw. 13–11
- P1 Sean Bairstow missed Free Throw.
- P1 Ralph Agee Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Richard Washington made Layup. 13–13
- P1 Trevin Dorius made Layup. Assisted by Diogo Brito. 15–13
- P1 Foul on Diogo Brito.
- P1 Ralph Agee missed Layup.
- P1 Trevin Dorius Block.
- P1 Diogo Brito Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Brock Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ralph Agee Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Omari Moore made Layup. Assisted by Zach Chappell. 15–15
- P1 Foul on Ralph Agee.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Sam Merrill missed Layup.
- P1 Trey Smith Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Richard Washington missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Sam Merrill Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Diogo Brito missed Jumper.
- P1 Richard Washington Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ralph Agee Turnover.
- P1 Brock Miller Steal.
- P1 Trevin Dorius made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Bean. 17–15
- P1 Richard Washington missed Dunk.
- P1 Justin Bean Block.
- P1 Abel Porter Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Zach Chappell.
- P1 Diogo Brito made Layup. 19–15
- P1 Foul on Abel Porter.
- P1 Zach Chappell missed Jumper.
- P1 Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Alphonso Anderson Turnover.
- P1 Foul on Justin Bean.
- P1 Christian Anigwe made Free Throw. 19–16
- P1 Christian Anigwe missed Free Throw.
- P1 Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Brock Miller missed Jumper.
- P1 Omari Moore Block.
- P1 Brock Miller Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Brock Miller missed Jumper.
- P1 Omari Moore Block.
- P1 Brock Miller Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Utah State Turnover.
- P1 Trey Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Omari Moore. 19–19
- P1 Justin Bean missed Layup.
- P1 Seneca Knight Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Richard Washington made Jumper. 19–21
- P1 Foul on Trey Smith.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Abel Porter missed Free Throw.
- P1 Utah State Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Abel Porter made Free Throw. 20–21
- P1 Foul on Seneca Knight.
- P1 Seneca Knight Turnover.
- P1 Foul on Sam Merrill.
- P1 Sam Merrill Turnover.
- P1 Omari Moore Turnover.
- P1 Abel Porter Steal.
- P1 Diogo Brito made Layup. Assisted by Abel Porter. 22–21
- P1 Christian Anigwe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Omari Moore. 22–24
- P1 Alphonso Anderson Turnover.
- P1 Christian Anigwe missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Diogo Brito Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Diogo Brito made Three Point Jumper. 25–24
- P1 Brae Ivey missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Abel Porter Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Abel Porter missed Layup.
- P1 Alphonso Anderson Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Alphonso Anderson made Layup. 27–24
- P1 Zach Chappell Turnover.
- P1 Sam Merrill Steal.
- P1 Alphonso Anderson Turnover.
- P1 Omari Moore Steal.
- P1 Seneca Knight made Layup. 27–26
- P1 Foul on Abel Porter.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Seneca Knight missed Free Throw.
- P1 Trevin Dorius Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Justin Bean missed Layup.
- P1 Seneca Knight Block.
- P1 Utah State Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Zach Chappell.
- P1 Sam Merrill made Free Throw. 28–26
- P1 Sam Merrill missed Free Throw.
- P1 Sam Merrill missed Free Throw.
- P1 Justin Bean Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Utah State Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Justin Bean made Layup. 30–26
- P1 Ralph Agee missed Jumper.
- P1 Abel Porter Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Abel Porter missed Layup.
- P1 Ralph Agee Block.
- P1 Seneca Knight Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Richard Washington missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Trevin Dorius Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Abel Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ralph Agee Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Richard Washington missed Jumper.
- P1 San José State Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Isaiah Nichols made Three Point Jumper. 30–29
- P1 Justin Bean missed Jumper.
- P1 Christian Anigwe Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Trevin Dorius.
- P1 Isaiah Nichols made Free Throw. 30–30
- P1 Isaiah Nichols made Free Throw. 30–31
- P1 Sam Merrill missed Layup.
- P1 Alphonso Anderson Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Alphonso Anderson made Layup. 32–31
- P1 Foul on Brae Ivey.
- P1 Alphonso Anderson missed Free Throw.
- P1 Alphonso Anderson Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Alphonso Anderson missed Layup.
- P1 Justin Bean Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Justin Bean made Layup. 34–31
- P1 Foul on Sean Bairstow.
- P1 Omari Moore made Free Throw. 34–32
- P1 Omari Moore made Free Throw. 34–33
- P1 Sam Merrill made Layup. 36–33
- P2 Brock Miller made Layup. 38–33
- P2 Samuel Japhet-Mathias made Layup. Assisted by Seneca Knight. 38–35
- P2 Foul on Brae Ivey.
- P2 Sam Merrill missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Omari Moore Block.
- P2 Zach Chappell Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Christian Anigwe missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Brock Miller Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Samuel Japhet-Mathias.
- P2 Sam Merrill made Free Throw. 39–35
- P2 Sam Merrill missed Free Throw.
- P2 Samuel Japhet-Mathias Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Omari Moore Turnover.
- P2 Sam Merrill missed Jumper.
- P2 San José State Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Samuel Japhet-Mathias made Layup. Assisted by Zach Chappell. 39–37
- P2 Trevin Dorius missed Layup.
- P2 Samuel Japhet-Mathias Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Samuel Japhet-Mathias missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Sam Merrill Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Brock Miller made Jumper. Assisted by Abel Porter. 41–37
- P2 Zach Chappell Turnover.
- P2 Justin Bean Steal.
- P2 Sam Merrill missed Layup.
- P2 Omari Moore Block.
- P2 Seneca Knight Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Seneca Knight missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Utah State Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Alphonso Anderson missed Layup.
- P2 Justin Bean Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Justin Bean made Layup. 43–37
- P2 Foul on Christian Anigwe.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Justin Bean missed Free Throw.
- P2 Richard Washington Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Richard Washington missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Brock Miller Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Alphonso Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Merrill. 46–37
- P2 Samuel Japhet-Mathias Turnover.
- P2 Brock Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Craig LeCesne Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Zach Chappell Turnover.
- P2 Justin Bean Steal.
- P2 Alphonso Anderson Turnover.
- P2 Foul on Justin Bean.
- P2 San José State Turnover.
- P2 San José State Timeout
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Alphonso Anderson made Layup. 48–37
- P2 Foul on Alphonso Anderson.
- P2 Ralph Agee missed Free Throw.
- P2 San José State Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Ralph Agee missed Free Throw.
- P2 San José State Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Zach Chappell Turnover.
- P2 Abel Porter Steal.
- P2 Abel Porter Turnover.
- P2 Zach Chappell Steal.
- P2 Craig LeCesne made Layup. Assisted by Zach Chappell. 48–39
- P2 Alphonso Anderson missed Layup.
- P2 Craig LeCesne Block.
- P2 Utah State Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Alphonso Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Omari Moore Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Craig LeCesne made Layup. Assisted by Omari Moore. 48–41
- P2 Sam Merrill made Layup. 50–41
- P2 Foul on Richard Washington.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Sam Merrill made Free Throw. 51–41
- P2 Christian Anigwe made Dunk. Assisted by Omari Moore. 51–43
- P2 Diogo Brito missed Jumper.
- P2 Christian Anigwe Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Alphonso Anderson.
- P2 Richard Washington missed Jumper.
- P2 Richard Washington Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Omari Moore missed Layup.
- P2 Justin Bean Block.
- P2 Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Sam Merrill missed Layup.
- P2 Christian Anigwe Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Craig LeCesne missed Jumper.
- P2 Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Abel Porter missed Layup.
- P2 Craig LeCesne Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Trey Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Diogo Brito Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Sam Merrill missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Richard Washington Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Sam Merrill.
- P2 Seneca Knight made Jumper. 51–45
- P2 Justin Bean made Layup. 53–45
- P2 Omari Moore Turnover.
- P2 Diogo Brito Steal.
- P2 Foul on Omari Moore.
- P2 Diogo Brito missed Free Throw.
- P2 Diogo Brito made Free Throw. 54–45
- P2 Utah State Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Omari Moore missed Layup.
- P2 Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Diogo Brito missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Justin Bean Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Diogo Brito missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Seneca Knight Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Seneca Knight missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Utah State Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Brock Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diogo Brito. 57–45
- P2 Craig LeCesne made Jumper. Assisted by Brae Ivey. 57–47
- P2 Sam Merrill made Layup. 59–47
- P2 Craig LeCesne missed Jumper.
- P2 San José State Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Brock Miller.
- P2 Richard Washington missed Free Throw.
- P2 San José State Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Richard Washington made Free Throw. 59–48
- P2 Richard Washington made Free Throw. 59–49
- P2 Sam Merrill made Layup. 61–49
- P2 Foul on Diogo Brito.
- P2 Seneca Knight made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Craig LeCesne. 61–52
- P2 Justin Bean made Jumper. 63–52
- P2 Richard Washington missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Alphonso Anderson made Layup. 65–52
- P2 Craig LeCesne missed Layup.
- P2 Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Sam Merrill missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Justin Bean Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Justin Bean missed Jumper.
- P2 Seneca Knight Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Alphonso Anderson.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Seneca Knight made Free Throw. 65–53
- P2 Seneca Knight made Free Throw. 65–54
- P2 Utah State Timeout
- P2 Justin Bean missed Layup.
- P2 Utah State Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Sam Merrill missed Jumper.
- P2 Seneca Knight Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Justin Bean.
- P2 Christian Anigwe missed Free Throw.
- P2 Diogo Brito Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Richard Washington.
- P2 Abel Porter made Free Throw. 66–54
- P2 Abel Porter made Free Throw. 67–54
- P2 Seneca Knight missed Layup.
- P2 Abel Porter Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Diogo Brito made Layup. 69–54
- P2 Seneca Knight made Layup. Assisted by Brae Ivey. 69–56
- P2 Foul on Richard Washington.
- P2 Abel Porter made Free Throw. 70–56
- P2 Abel Porter made Free Throw. 71–56
- P2 Seneca Knight made Three Point Jumper. 71–59
Box score
USU
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin BeanF | 37 | 18 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| Trevin DoriusC | 13 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brock MillerG | 32 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Abel PorterG | 30 | 5 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Sam MerrillG | 34 | 14 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 3-6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Alphonso AndersonG | 25 | 12 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sean BairstowG | 6 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Diogo BritoG | 23 | 10 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Liam McChesneyF | |||||||||||||
| Roche GrootfaamF | |||||||||||||
| Kuba KarwowskiC | |||||||||||||
| Neemias QuetaC | |||||||||||||
| Klay StallC | |||||||||||||
| Carson BischoffG | |||||||||||||
| Marco AnthonyG |
SJSU
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian AnigweF | 31 | 8 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Samuel Japhet-MathiasC | 10 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Omari MooreG | 28 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Seneca KnightG | 30 | 17 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Brae IveyG | 22 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ralph Gonzales-AgeeF | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Craig LeCesneF | 16 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Richard WashingtonG | 25 | 6 | 2-10 | 0-5 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Trey SmithG | 12 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zach ChappellG | 17 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Isaiah NicholsG | 1 | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harminder DhaliwalC | |||||||||||||
| Eduardo LaneC | |||||||||||||
| Kaison HammondsG | |||||||||||||
| Caleb SimmonsG |
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