East Carolina Pirates @ UAB Blazers
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECU9-10 | 35 | 26 | 61 |
| UAB12-6 | 32 | 37 | 69 |
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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Ezra Ausar made Jumper.
2–0 -
Brandon Johnson made Jumper.
4–0 -
Eric Gaines made Layup.
4–2 -
Cam Hayes made Three Point Jumper.
7–2 -
Brandon Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaden Walker.
10–2 -
Christian Coleman made Free Throw.
10–3 -
Christian Coleman made Free Throw.
10–4 -
Kalib LaCount made Jumper.
12–4 -
Javian Davis made Jumper.
12–6 -
Jaden Walker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ezra Ausar.
15–6 -
Eric Gaines made Layup.
15–8 -
Daniel Ortiz made Three Point Jumper.
15–11 -
Bobby Pettiford Jr. made Jumper.
17–11 -
Christian Coleman made Dunk. Assisted by Tony Toney.
17–13 -
Eric Gaines made Free Throw.
17–14 -
Eric Gaines made Free Throw.
17–15 -
Brandon Johnson made Layup.
19–15 -
Javian Davis made Layup. Assisted by Eric Gaines.
19–17 -
Alejandro Vasquez made Jumper. Assisted by Eric Gaines.
19–19 -
RJ Felton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bobby Pettiford Jr..
22–19 -
Ezra Ausar made Layup.
24–19 -
Ezra Ausar made Free Throw.
25–19 -
Christian Coleman made Free Throw.
25–20 -
Christian Coleman made Free Throw.
25–21 -
Eric Gaines made Jumper.
25–23 -
Brandon Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
28–23 -
Ezra Ausar made Free Throw.
29–23 -
Ezra Ausar made Free Throw.
30–23 -
Eric Gaines made Jumper.
30–25 -
Ezra Ausar made Jumper.
32–25 -
Alejandro Vasquez made Layup.
32–27 -
Brandon Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bobby Pettiford Jr..
35–27 -
Christian Coleman made Jumper. Assisted by Efrem Johnson.
35–29 -
Eric Gaines made Free Throw.
35–30 -
Javian Davis made Layup. Assisted by Eric Gaines.
35–32 -
Ezra Ausar made Jumper.
37–32 -
Bobby Pettiford Jr. made Layup.
39–32 -
Alejandro Vasquez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Gaines.
39–35 -
Javian Davis made Jumper.
39–37 -
Cam Hayes made Three Point Jumper.
42–37 -
Efrem Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Eric Gaines.
42–39 -
Christian Coleman made Dunk.
42–41 -
Ezra Ausar made Layup. Assisted by Bobby Pettiford Jr..
44–41 -
Javian Davis made Layup. Assisted by Eric Gaines.
44–43 -
RJ Felton made Layup. Assisted by Jaden Walker.
46–43 -
Jaden Walker made Dunk.
48–43 -
Jaden Walker made Free Throw.
49–43 -
Javian Davis made Layup.
49–45 -
RJ Felton made Jumper. Assisted by Bobby Pettiford Jr..
51–45 -
Yaxel Lendeborg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Gaines.
51–48 -
Daniel Ortiz made Jumper.
51–50 -
Ezra Ausar made Free Throw.
52–50 -
Daniel Ortiz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Gaines.
52–53 -
Alejandro Vasquez made Layup.
52–55 -
Efrem Johnson made Free Throw.
52–56 -
Javian Davis made Layup. Assisted by Christian Coleman.
52–58 -
Jaden Walker made Free Throw.
53–58 -
Jaden Walker made Free Throw.
54–58 -
Ezra Ausar made Free Throw.
55–58 -
Ezra Ausar made Free Throw.
56–58 -
Eric Gaines made Dunk.
56–60 -
Brandon Johnson made Layup.
58–60 -
Efrem Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alejandro Vasquez.
58–63 -
Eric Gaines made Free Throw.
58–64 -
Eric Gaines made Free Throw.
58–65 -
Eric Gaines made Free Throw.
58–66 -
Eric Gaines made Free Throw.
58–67 -
RJ Felton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cam Hayes.
61–67 -
Yaxel Lendeborg made Free Throw.
61–68 -
Yaxel Lendeborg made Free Throw.
61–69
Play-by-play
- P1 Efrem Johnson Turnover.
- P1 RJ Felton Steal.
- P1 Ezra Ausar missed Jumper.
- P1 Javian Davis Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Alejandro Vasquez missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Cam Hayes Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ezra Ausar made Jumper. 2–0
- P1 Efrem Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 RJ Felton missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Eric Gaines Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Efrem Johnson missed Jumper.
- P1 Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
- P1 RJ Felton missed Jumper.
- P1 Ezra Ausar Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Yaxel Lendeborg.
- P1 Ezra Ausar missed Free Throw.
- P1 East Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
- P1 Ezra Ausar missed Free Throw.
- P1 Alejandro Vasquez Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Javian Davis missed Layup.
- P1 RJ Felton Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Cam Hayes Turnover.
- P1 Alejandro Vasquez Turnover.
- P1 Ezra Ausar Steal.
- P1 Ezra Ausar missed Layup.
- P1 UAB Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Alejandro Vasquez missed Jumper.
- P1 RJ Felton Defensive Rebound.
- P1 RJ Felton missed Layup.
- P1 East Carolina Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Bobby Pettiford Jr. missed Jumper.
- P1 Cyr Malonga Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Cam Hayes missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Efrem Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Efrem Johnson Turnover.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Brandon Johnson made Jumper. 4–0
- P1 Eric Gaines made Layup. 4–2
- P1 Cam Hayes made Three Point Jumper. 7–2
- P1 Eric Gaines missed Jumper.
- P1 Cam Hayes Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Brandon Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaden Walker. 10–2
- P1 Efrem Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Cyr Malonga.
- P1 Cyr Malonga Turnover.
- P1 Eric Gaines missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Kalib LaCount Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Kalib LaCount Turnover.
- P1 Christian Coleman Steal.
- P1 Foul on RJ Felton.
- P1 Christian Coleman made Free Throw. 10–3
- P1 Christian Coleman made Free Throw. 10–4
- P1 Kalib LaCount made Jumper. 12–4
- P1 Javian Davis made Jumper. 12–6
- P1 Foul on Cyr Malonga.
- P1 Javian Davis missed Free Throw.
- P1 RJ Felton Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jaden Walker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ezra Ausar. 15–6
- P1 Eric Gaines made Layup. 15–8
- P1 Brandon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Eric Gaines Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Daniel Ortiz made Three Point Jumper. 15–11
- P1 Bobby Pettiford Jr. made Jumper. 17–11
- P1 Daniel Ortiz missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 RJ Felton Turnover.
- P1 Eric Gaines Steal.
- P1 Christian Coleman made Dunk. Assisted by Tony Toney. 17–13
- P1 Ezra Ausar missed Layup.
- P1 Ezra Ausar Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Ezra Ausar missed Layup.
- P1 Christian Coleman Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Brandon Johnson.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Foul on Jaden Walker.
- P1 Eric Gaines made Free Throw. 17–14
- P1 Eric Gaines made Free Throw. 17–15
- P1 Cam Hayes missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Christian Coleman Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Eric Gaines missed Layup.
- P1 Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Brandon Johnson missed Jumper.
- P1 Yaxel Lendeborg Block.
- P1 Brandon Johnson Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Brandon Johnson made Layup. 19–15
- P1 Eric Gaines missed Jumper.
- P1 Eric Gaines Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Javian Davis made Layup. Assisted by Eric Gaines. 19–17
- P1 Foul on Cyr Malonga.
- P1 Javian Davis missed Free Throw.
- P1 RJ Felton Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Brandon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Alejandro Vasquez made Jumper. Assisted by Eric Gaines. 19–19
- P1 Jaden Walker missed Jumper.
- P1 Javian Davis Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Alejandro Vasquez.
- P1 Alejandro Vasquez Turnover.
- P1 RJ Felton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bobby Pettiford Jr.. 22–19
- P1 Alejandro Vasquez missed Jumper.
- P1 Bobby Pettiford Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jaden Walker missed Layup.
- P1 Yaxel Lendeborg Block.
- P1 East Carolina Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Ezra Ausar made Layup. 24–19
- P1 Foul on Yaxel Lendeborg.
- P1 Ezra Ausar made Free Throw. 25–19
- P1 Javian Davis missed Jumper.
- P1 Cam Hayes Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ezra Ausar Turnover.
- P1 Christian Coleman Steal.
- P1 Foul on Ezra Ausar.
- P1 Christian Coleman made Free Throw. 25–20
- P1 Christian Coleman made Free Throw. 25–21
- P1 Cam Hayes Turnover.
- P1 Eric Gaines made Jumper. 25–23
- P1 Brandon Johnson made Three Point Jumper. 28–23
- P1 East Carolina Timeout
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Alejandro Vasquez missed Layup.
- P1 Jaden Walker Block.
- P1 Christian Coleman Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Christian Coleman missed Layup.
- P1 Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ezra Ausar missed Layup.
- P1 Ezra Ausar Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Christian Coleman.
- P1 Ezra Ausar made Free Throw. 29–23
- P1 Ezra Ausar made Free Throw. 30–23
- P1 Eric Gaines made Jumper. 30–25
- P1 Ezra Ausar made Jumper. 32–25
- P1 Alejandro Vasquez made Layup. 32–27
- P1 Brandon Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bobby Pettiford Jr.. 35–27
- P1 Efrem Johnson Turnover.
- P1 Brandon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ezra Ausar Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Bobby Pettiford Jr. missed Jumper.
- P1 Eric Gaines Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Christian Coleman made Jumper. Assisted by Efrem Johnson. 35–29
- P1 Bobby Pettiford Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Eric Gaines Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Brandon Johnson.
- P1 Eric Gaines made Free Throw. 35–30
- P1 Eric Gaines missed Free Throw.
- P1 Jaden Walker Defensive Rebound.
- P1 RJ Felton missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Efrem Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Eric Gaines missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 East Carolina Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jaden Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Javian Davis Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Javian Davis made Layup. Assisted by Eric Gaines. 35–32
- P1 Cam Hayes missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 East Carolina Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Ezra Ausar made Jumper. 37–32
- P2 Alejandro Vasquez Turnover.
- P2 Bobby Pettiford Jr. made Layup. 39–32
- P2 Alejandro Vasquez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Gaines. 39–35
- P2 Bobby Pettiford Jr. missed Jumper.
- P2 Christian Coleman Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Javian Davis made Jumper. 39–37
- P2 Cam Hayes made Three Point Jumper. 42–37
- P2 Javian Davis Turnover.
- P2 Bobby Pettiford Jr. Steal.
- P2 Cam Hayes Turnover.
- P2 Efrem Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Eric Gaines. 42–39
- P2 Bobby Pettiford Jr. Turnover.
- P2 Christian Coleman Steal.
- P2 Christian Coleman made Dunk. 42–41
- P2 Ezra Ausar made Layup. Assisted by Bobby Pettiford Jr.. 44–41
- P2 Eric Gaines missed Jumper.
- P2 Cam Hayes Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Bobby Pettiford Jr. Turnover.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Efrem Johnson missed Jumper.
- P2 Javian Davis Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Javian Davis made Layup. Assisted by Eric Gaines. 44–43
- P2 Brandon Johnson missed Jumper.
- P2 Christian Coleman Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Eric Gaines missed Dunk.
- P2 Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Cam Hayes missed Jumper.
- P2 Christian Coleman Block.
- P2 Javian Davis Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Eric Gaines missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Jaden Walker Defensive Rebound.
- P2 RJ Felton made Layup. Assisted by Jaden Walker. 46–43
- P2 Eric Gaines missed Jumper.
- P2 Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
- P2 RJ Felton missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Jaden Walker Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Cam Hayes missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Eric Gaines Defensive Rebound.
- P2 UAB Timeout
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Yaxel Lendeborg missed Jumper.
- P2 Bobby Pettiford Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jaden Walker made Dunk. 48–43
- P2 Foul on Yaxel Lendeborg.
- P2 Jaden Walker made Free Throw. 49–43
- P2 Foul on Cyr Malonga.
- P2 Javian Davis made Layup. 49–45
- P2 Brandon Johnson missed Layup.
- P2 UAB Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Eric Gaines Turnover.
- P2 Brandon Johnson Steal.
- P2 Jaden Walker Turnover.
- P2 Javian Davis Steal.
- P2 Tony Toney missed Layup.
- P2 Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Javian Davis.
- P2 Foul on Tony Toney.
- P2 RJ Felton made Jumper. Assisted by Bobby Pettiford Jr.. 51–45
- P2 Yaxel Lendeborg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Gaines. 51–48
- P2 RJ Felton missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Eric Gaines Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Daniel Ortiz made Jumper. 51–50
- P2 RJ Felton missed Jumper.
- P2 Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Christian Coleman missed Jumper.
- P2 Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 East Carolina Timeout
- P2 Brandon Johnson Turnover.
- P2 Alejandro Vasquez missed Jumper.
- P2 Jaden Walker Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Bobby Pettiford Jr. Turnover.
- P2 Daniel Ortiz Steal.
- P2 Daniel Ortiz missed Layup.
- P2 RJ Felton Block.
- P2 Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Bobby Pettiford Jr. missed Jumper.
- P2 Yaxel Lendeborg Block.
- P2 Jaden Walker Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Jaden Walker missed Jumper.
- P2 Javian Davis Block.
- P2 East Carolina Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Ezra Ausar missed Jumper.
- P2 Javian Davis Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Alejandro Vasquez missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Javian Davis Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Yaxel Lendeborg Turnover.
- P2 RJ Felton Steal.
- P2 Foul on Yaxel Lendeborg.
- P2 Ezra Ausar missed Free Throw.
- P2 East Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
- P2 Ezra Ausar made Free Throw. 52–50
- P2 Daniel Ortiz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Gaines. 52–53
- P2 Brandon Johnson Turnover.
- P2 Daniel Ortiz missed Jumper.
- P2 Ezra Ausar Block.
- P2 Alejandro Vasquez Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Alejandro Vasquez made Layup. 52–55
- P2 Jaden Walker missed Jumper.
- P2 Alejandro Vasquez Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Javian Davis missed Layup.
- P2 Christian Coleman Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Christian Coleman missed Layup.
- P2 Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Brandon Johnson.
- P2 Brandon Johnson Turnover.
- P2 Alejandro Vasquez missed Layup.
- P2 Javian Davis Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Ezra Ausar.
- P2 Foul on RJ Felton.
- P2 Foul on Cam Hayes.
- P2 Efrem Johnson missed Free Throw.
- P2 UAB Deadball Team Rebound.
- P2 Efrem Johnson made Free Throw. 52–56
- P2 RJ Felton missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ezra Ausar Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Brandon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Christian Coleman Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Javian Davis made Layup. Assisted by Christian Coleman. 52–58
- P2 Foul on Eric Gaines.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Jaden Walker made Free Throw. 53–58
- P2 Jaden Walker made Free Throw. 54–58
- P2 Daniel Ortiz missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Christian Coleman.
- P2 Ezra Ausar made Free Throw. 55–58
- P2 Ezra Ausar made Free Throw. 56–58
- P2 Eric Gaines made Dunk. 56–60
- P2 Ezra Ausar missed Layup.
- P2 Brandon Johnson Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Brandon Johnson made Layup. 58–60
- P2 East Carolina Timeout
- P2 Efrem Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alejandro Vasquez. 58–63
- P2 Jaden Walker Turnover.
- P2 Eric Gaines Steal.
- P2 Efrem Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Yaxel Lendeborg Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Ezra Ausar.
- P2 Foul on Jaden Walker.
- P2 Eric Gaines made Free Throw. 58–64
- P2 Eric Gaines made Free Throw. 58–65
- P2 Cam Hayes Turnover.
- P2 Foul on RJ Felton.
- P2 Eric Gaines made Free Throw. 58–66
- P2 Eric Gaines made Free Throw. 58–67
- P2 RJ Felton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cam Hayes. 61–67
- P2 East Carolina Timeout
- P2 Foul on Cam Hayes.
- P2 Yaxel Lendeborg made Free Throw. 61–68
- P2 Yaxel Lendeborg made Free Throw. 61–69
- P2 Cam Hayes missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Javian Davis Defensive Rebound.
Box score
ECU
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezra AusarF | 35 | 16 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Brandon JohnsonF | 38 | 15 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| RJ FeltonG | 33 | 10 | 4-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Cam HayesG | 25 | 6 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Bobby PettifordG | 31 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cyr MalongaC | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Kalib LaCountG | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaden WalkerG | 31 | 8 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Grant SmithF | |||||||||||||
| Valentino PinedoF | |||||||||||||
| Callum RichardC | |||||||||||||
| Ta'Korrie FaisonG | |||||||||||||
| Evan MontanariG | |||||||||||||
| Logan BourgeoisG | |||||||||||||
| Ben BayelaG | |||||||||||||
| Quentin DiboundjeG |
UAB
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaxel LendeborgF | 19 | 5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Javian DavisF | 37 | 14 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Butta JohnsonG | 27 | 6 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric GainesG | 40 | 17 | 5-14 | 0-3 | 7-8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Alejandro VasquezG | 25 | 9 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Christian ColemanG | 24 | 10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Daniel OrtizG | 18 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony ToneyG | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Seth SigmonF | |||||||||||||
| Will ShaverC | |||||||||||||
| Marquis HargroveG | |||||||||||||
| KJ SatterfieldG | |||||||||||||
| Ryan DonohooG | |||||||||||||
| Barry Dunning Jr.G | |||||||||||||
| James WhiteG | |||||||||||||
| Jon ColemanG |
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