Maine Black Bears @ UMBC Retrievers
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME12-8 | 45 | 42 | 87 |
| UMBC9-10 | 27 | 35 | 62 |
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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Keelan Steele made Layup.
2–0 -
Keelan Steele made Layup.
4–0 -
AJ Lopez made Layup.
6–0 -
AJ Lopez made Free Throw.
7–0 -
AJ Lopez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quion Burns.
10–0 -
Quion Burns made Jumper.
12–0 -
Kellen Tynes made Layup.
14–0 -
Regimantas Ciunys made Two Point Tip Shot.
14–2 -
Quion Burns made Free Throw.
15–2 -
JC Harris made Layup. Assisted by Marlon Short.
15–4 -
AJ Lopez made Layup.
17–4 -
Jaden Clayton made Layup. Assisted by Quion Burns.
19–4 -
Marlon Short made Jumper.
19–6 -
Marlon Short made Free Throw.
19–7 -
Marlon Short made Free Throw.
19–8 -
Quion Burns made Jumper.
21–8 -
Bryce Johnson made Layup.
21–10 -
Marcus Banks Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Johnson.
21–13 -
Christopher Mantis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kellen Tynes.
24–13 -
Louie Jordan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Odunowo.
24–16 -
Logan Carey made Layup.
26–16 -
Kellen Tynes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keelan Steele.
29–16 -
Josh Odunowo made Two Point Tip Shot.
29–18 -
Marcus Banks Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Odunowo.
29–21 -
Kellen Tynes made Jumper.
31–21 -
Josh Odunowo made Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Banks Jr..
31–23 -
Keelan Steele made Layup.
33–23 -
Regimantas Ciunys made Layup.
33–25 -
Jaden Clayton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kellen Tynes.
36–25 -
Quion Burns made Jumper.
38–25 -
Quion Burns made Jumper.
40–25 -
AJ Lopez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kellen Tynes.
43–25 -
Bryce Johnson made Layup.
43–27 -
Ridvan Tutic made Layup. Assisted by Kellen Tynes.
45–27 -
Quion Burns made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaden Clayton.
48–27 -
Quion Burns made Jumper.
50–27 -
Louie Jordan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Johnson.
50–30 -
Keelan Steele made Dunk. Assisted by Kellen Tynes.
52–30 -
AJ Lopez made Layup.
54–30 -
AJ Lopez made Layup. Assisted by Quion Burns.
56–30 -
Ace Valentine made Layup.
56–32 -
Ace Valentine made Free Throw.
56–33 -
Tim Eze made Free Throw.
56–34 -
Tim Eze made Free Throw.
56–35 -
Christopher Mantis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kellen Tynes.
59–35 -
Bryce Johnson made Layup.
59–37 -
Christopher Mantis made Layup.
61–37 -
Kellen Tynes made Jumper.
63–37 -
Marcus Banks Jr. made Layup.
63–39 -
Josh Odunowo made Dunk. Assisted by JC Harris.
63–41 -
Devan Sapp made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JC Harris.
63–44 -
Christopher Mantis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kellen Tynes.
66–44 -
Daylon Dickerson made Layup.
66–46 -
Bryce Johnson made Layup.
66–48 -
Quion Burns made Layup.
68–48 -
Quion Burns made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaden Clayton.
71–48 -
Daylon Dickerson made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Johnson.
71–50 -
Keelan Steele made Free Throw.
72–50 -
Keelan Steele made Free Throw.
73–50 -
AJ Lopez made Layup.
75–50 -
Marcus Banks Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
75–53 -
Kellen Tynes made Jumper.
77–53 -
AJ Lopez made Layup.
79–53 -
AJ Lopez made Layup.
81–53 -
Marcus Banks Jr. made Layup.
81–55 -
Chaydon Stone made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ace Valentine.
81–58 -
AJ Lopez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Novak Perovic.
84–58 -
Regimantas Ciunys made Dunk. Assisted by Marlon Short.
84–60 -
Ashton Reese made Free Throw.
84–61 -
Ashton Reese made Free Throw.
84–62 -
Isaac Bonilla made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Crawford.
87–62
Play-by-play
- P1 Keelan Steele made Layup. 2–0
- P1 Ace Valentine missed Layup.
- P1 Keelan Steele Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Keelan Steele made Layup. 4–0
- P1 Josh Odunowo missed Jumper.
- P1 Quion Burns Defensive Rebound.
- P1 AJ Lopez made Layup. 6–0
- P1 Foul on Ace Valentine.
- P1 AJ Lopez made Free Throw. 7–0
- P1 Louie Jordan Turnover.
- P1 AJ Lopez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quion Burns. 10–0
- P1 Marcus Banks Jr. missed Jumper.
- P1 UMBC Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on AJ Lopez.
- P1 Marcus Banks Jr. missed Jumper.
- P1 Kellen Tynes Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Quion Burns missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Louie Jordan Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Bryce Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Quion Burns Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Quion Burns made Jumper. 12–0
- P1 UMBC Timeout
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Marlon Short Turnover.
- P1 Kellen Tynes Steal.
- P1 Kellen Tynes made Layup. 14–0
- P1 Devan Sapp Turnover.
- P1 Quion Burns Steal.
- P1 Foul on Devan Sapp.
- P1 Jaden Clayton Turnover.
- P1 Marlon Short Steal.
- P1 Marlon Short missed Layup.
- P1 Regimantas Ciunys Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Regimantas Ciunys made Two Point Tip Shot. 14–2
- P1 Foul on Devan Sapp.
- P1 Quion Burns made Free Throw. 15–2
- P1 Quion Burns missed Free Throw.
- P1 Regimantas Ciunys Defensive Rebound.
- P1 JC Harris made Layup. Assisted by Marlon Short. 15–4
- P1 AJ Lopez made Layup. 17–4
- P1 Regimantas Ciunys Turnover.
- P1 Quion Burns Steal.
- P1 Jaden Clayton made Layup. Assisted by Quion Burns. 19–4
- P1 Regimantas Ciunys missed Layup.
- P1 AJ Lopez Defensive Rebound.
- P1 AJ Lopez missed Jumper.
- P1 Daylon Dickerson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Marlon Short made Jumper. 19–6
- P1 Quion Burns missed Layup.
- P1 Marlon Short Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Marlon Short Turnover.
- P1 Quion Burns Steal.
- P1 AJ Lopez missed Layup.
- P1 Marlon Short Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Daylon Dickerson missed Layup.
- P1 Kellen Tynes Block.
- P1 Quion Burns Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Kellen Tynes missed Layup.
- P1 JC Harris Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Daylon Dickerson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Novak Perovic Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Kellen Tynes missed Layup.
- P1 JC Harris Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Jaden Clayton.
- P1 Marlon Short made Free Throw. 19–7
- P1 Marlon Short made Free Throw. 19–8
- P1 Quion Burns made Jumper. 21–8
- P1 Bryce Johnson made Layup. 21–10
- P1 Kellen Tynes Turnover.
- P1 Ace Valentine Steal.
- P1 Ace Valentine missed Layup.
- P1 Bryce Johnson Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Marcus Banks Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Johnson. 21–13
- P1 Ridvan Tutic missed Layup.
- P1 Louie Jordan Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Bryce Johnson missed Layup.
- P1 Logan Carey Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Quion Burns missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Marcus Banks Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ace Valentine Turnover.
- P1 Christopher Mantis Steal.
- P1 Christopher Mantis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kellen Tynes. 24–13
- P1 Louie Jordan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Odunowo. 24–16
- P1 Logan Carey made Layup. 26–16
- P1 Louie Jordan Turnover.
- P1 Kellen Tynes Steal.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Christopher Mantis missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Bryce Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Bryce Johnson Turnover.
- P1 Jaden Clayton Steal.
- P1 Jaden Clayton Turnover.
- P1 Josh Odunowo Steal.
- P1 Foul on Keelan Steele.
- P1 Louie Jordan missed Layup.
- P1 Josh Odunowo Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Marcus Banks Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Maine Defensive Rebound.
- P1 AJ Lopez missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Maine Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Logan Carey Turnover.
- P1 Ace Valentine Turnover.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Kellen Tynes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keelan Steele. 29–16
- P1 Bryce Johnson missed Layup.
- P1 Josh Odunowo Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Josh Odunowo made Two Point Tip Shot. 29–18
- P1 Christopher Mantis missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Bryce Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Marcus Banks Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Odunowo. 29–21
- P1 Kellen Tynes made Jumper. 31–21
- P1 Josh Odunowo made Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Banks Jr.. 31–23
- P1 Foul on Josh Odunowo.
- P1 Foul on Louie Jordan.
- P1 Keelan Steele made Layup. 33–23
- P1 Louie Jordan Turnover.
- P1 AJ Lopez Steal.
- P1 Foul on Louie Jordan.
- P1 Kellen Tynes missed Layup.
- P1 Marcus Banks Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Regimantas Ciunys made Layup. 33–25
- P1 Jaden Clayton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kellen Tynes. 36–25
- P1 Josh Odunowo Turnover.
- P1 AJ Lopez Steal.
- P1 Jaden Clayton missed Layup.
- P1 Maine Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Quion Burns made Jumper. 38–25
- P1 Foul on Quion Burns.
- P1 Josh Odunowo missed Free Throw.
- P1 UMBC Deadball Team Rebound.
- P1 Josh Odunowo missed Free Throw.
- P1 Maine Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jaden Clayton missed Layup.
- P1 Quion Burns Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Quion Burns made Jumper. 40–25
- P1 Marcus Banks Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Jaden Clayton Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Quion Burns Turnover.
- P1 Marcus Banks Jr. Steal.
- P1 Ace Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Novak Perovic Defensive Rebound.
- P1 AJ Lopez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kellen Tynes. 43–25
- P1 UMBC Timeout
- P1 Bryce Johnson missed Layup.
- P1 Bryce Johnson Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Bryce Johnson made Layup. 43–27
- P1 Ridvan Tutic made Layup. Assisted by Kellen Tynes. 45–27
- P1 JC Harris missed Layup.
- P1 Quion Burns Defensive Rebound.
- P1 AJ Lopez missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Foul on Quion Burns.
- P1 Marlon Short Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Regimantas Ciunys missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 AJ Lopez Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jaden Clayton missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 UMBC Deadball Team Rebound.
- P2 Marcus Banks Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Quion Burns Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Quion Burns made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaden Clayton. 48–27
- P2 Foul on Keelan Steele.
- P2 Marcus Banks Jr. missed Layup.
- P2 Tim Eze Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Tim Eze missed Layup.
- P2 Quion Burns Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Quion Burns made Jumper. 50–27
- P2 Bryce Johnson missed Layup.
- P2 Keelan Steele Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Quion Burns missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Quion Burns Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Quion Burns Turnover.
- P2 Louie Jordan Steal.
- P2 Louie Jordan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Johnson. 50–30
- P2 Keelan Steele made Dunk. Assisted by Kellen Tynes. 52–30
- P2 Marcus Banks Jr. Turnover.
- P2 AJ Lopez Steal.
- P2 AJ Lopez made Layup. 54–30
- P2 Louie Jordan Turnover.
- P2 Kellen Tynes Steal.
- P2 AJ Lopez made Layup. Assisted by Quion Burns. 56–30
- P2 Ace Valentine made Layup. 56–32
- P2 Foul on Quion Burns.
- P2 Ace Valentine made Free Throw. 56–33
- P2 Jaden Clayton missed Layup.
- P2 Bryce Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on AJ Lopez.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Tim Eze made Free Throw. 56–34
- P2 Tim Eze made Free Throw. 56–35
- P2 Christopher Mantis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kellen Tynes. 59–35
- P2 Bryce Johnson made Layup. 59–37
- P2 Foul on Tim Eze.
- P2 Christopher Mantis made Layup. 61–37
- P2 JC Harris missed Layup.
- P2 Kellen Tynes Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Christopher Mantis Turnover.
- P2 Josh Odunowo Steal.
- P2 Tim Eze missed Dunk.
- P2 Christopher Mantis Block.
- P2 Ridvan Tutic Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Kellen Tynes made Jumper. 63–37
- P2 Marcus Banks Jr. made Layup. 63–39
- P2 UMBC Timeout
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Kellen Tynes missed Layup.
- P2 JC Harris Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Josh Odunowo made Dunk. Assisted by JC Harris. 63–41
- P2 Kellen Tynes missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Daylon Dickerson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Devan Sapp made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JC Harris. 63–44
- P2 Maine Timeout
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Kellen Tynes Turnover.
- P2 Devan Sapp missed Jumper.
- P2 Quion Burns Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Daylon Dickerson.
- P2 Christopher Mantis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kellen Tynes. 66–44
- P2 Daylon Dickerson made Layup. 66–46
- P2 Logan Carey missed Layup.
- P2 Bryce Johnson Block.
- P2 Josh Odunowo Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Devan Sapp missed Layup.
- P2 Josh Odunowo Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Josh Odunowo missed Layup.
- P2 Christopher Mantis Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Daylon Dickerson.
- P2 Jaden Clayton missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Bryce Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Bryce Johnson made Layup. 66–48
- P2 Foul on JC Harris.
- P2 Quion Burns made Layup. 68–48
- P2 JC Harris Turnover.
- P2 Quion Burns Steal.
- P2 Quion Burns made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaden Clayton. 71–48
- P2 Daylon Dickerson Turnover.
- P2 Christopher Mantis Steal.
- P2 Jaden Clayton Turnover.
- P2 Bryce Johnson Steal.
- P2 Daylon Dickerson made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Johnson. 71–50
- P2 Christopher Mantis missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Marlon Short Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Bryce Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Christopher Mantis Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Josh Odunowo.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Keelan Steele made Free Throw. 72–50
- P2 Keelan Steele made Free Throw. 73–50
- P2 Ace Valentine Turnover.
- P2 AJ Lopez made Layup. 75–50
- P2 Marcus Banks Jr. made Three Point Jumper. 75–53
- P2 Quion Burns missed Layup.
- P2 Ace Valentine Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Marlon Short missed Jumper.
- P2 Jaden Clayton Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Kellen Tynes made Jumper. 77–53
- P2 Marcus Banks Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Quion Burns Defensive Rebound.
- P2 AJ Lopez Turnover.
- P2 Marlon Short Steal.
- P2 Marlon Short Turnover.
- P2 Keelan Steele Steal.
- P2 AJ Lopez made Layup. 79–53
- P2 Ace Valentine Turnover.
- P2 Keelan Steele Steal.
- P2 AJ Lopez made Layup. 81–53
- P2 Marcus Banks Jr. made Layup. 81–55
- P2 Keelan Steele Turnover.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Chaydon Stone made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ace Valentine. 81–58
- P2 AJ Lopez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Novak Perovic. 84–58
- P2 Regimantas Ciunys made Dunk. Assisted by Marlon Short. 84–60
- P2 Novak Perovic missed
- P2 Marlon Short Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Chaydon Stone missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Quion Burns Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Logan Carey missed Layup.
- P2 Ashton Reese Block.
- P2 Chaydon Stone Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Devan Sapp missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Regimantas Ciunys Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Logan Carey.
- P2 Ashton Reese made Free Throw. 84–61
- P2 Ashton Reese made Free Throw. 84–62
- P2 Caleb Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Christopher Mantis Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Isaac Bonilla made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Crawford. 87–62
- P2 Chaydon Stone missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Novak Perovic Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Caleb Crawford missed Jumper.
- P2 Ashton Reese Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Devan Sapp Turnover.
- P2 Logan Carey Steal.
Box score
ME
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keelan SteeleF | 21 | 10 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jaden ClaytonG | 33 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Quion BurnsG | 29 | 19 | 8-13 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| AJ LopezG | 30 | 24 | 10-14 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kellen TynesG | 33 | 11 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ridvan TuticF | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christopher MantisF | 19 | 11 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Novak PerovicF | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Caleb CrawfordG | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac BonillaG | 2 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan CareyG | 12 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Amare AllenF | |||||||||||||
| Killian GribbenF | |||||||||||||
| John SheaF | |||||||||||||
| Milos NenadicC | |||||||||||||
| Darius LopesG |
UMBC
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louie JordanF | 17 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Josh OdunowoF | 24 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Ace ValentineG | 23 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcus Banks Jr.G | 25 | 13 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bryce JohnsonG | 27 | 8 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Tim EzeF | 6 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Daylon DickersonF | 11 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Regimantas CiunysF | 14 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Chaydon StoneG | 4 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ashton ReeseG | 11 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Devan SappG | 6 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marlon ShortG | 14 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| JC HarrisG | 18 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Alpha ChibambeF | |||||||||||||
| Jake StoutF | |||||||||||||
| Torin BoschG | |||||||||||||
| Isaac VargheseG |
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