Liberty Flames @ Charleston Cougars
68–47Final · Nov 17, 2024
LIB 68 COFC 47 Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIB4-1 | 29 | 39 | 68 |
| COFC3-1 | 29 | 18 | 47 |
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The scoring timeline.
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Zach Cleveland made Layup. Assisted by Colin Porter.
2–0 -
Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter.
5–0 -
Deywilk Tavarez made Jumper.
5–2 -
Zach Cleveland made Layup. Assisted by Colin Porter.
7–2 -
Zach Cleveland made Layup. Assisted by Colin Porter.
9–2 -
Lazar Djokovic made Two Point Tip Shot.
9–4 -
Zach Cleveland made Free Throw.
10–4 -
Deywilk Tavarez made Three Point Jumper.
10–7 -
Ante Brzovic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Jones.
10–10 -
Ante Brzovic made Layup. Assisted by CJ Fulton.
10–12 -
Jayvon Maughmer made Layup.
12–12 -
CJ Fulton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derrin Boyd.
12–15 -
Lazar Djokovic made Dunk. Assisted by CJ Fulton.
12–17 -
Zander Yates made Layup. Assisted by Taelon Peter.
14–17 -
Justas Stonkus made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derrin Boyd.
14–20 -
Kaden Metheny made Layup.
16–20 -
Ante Brzovic made Free Throw.
16–21 -
Colin Porter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
19–21 -
Isaiah Ihnen made Free Throw.
20–21 -
Isaiah Ihnen made Free Throw.
21–21 -
Derrin Boyd made Free Throw.
21–22 -
Elijah Jones made Layup.
21–24 -
Colin Porter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
24–24 -
Lazar Djokovic made Free Throw.
24–25 -
Lazar Djokovic made Free Throw.
24–26 -
Lazar Djokovic made Free Throw.
24–27 -
Jayvon Maughmer made Free Throw.
25–27 -
Ante Brzovic made Jumper. Assisted by CJ Fulton.
25–29 -
Zach Cleveland made Free Throw.
26–29 -
Zach Cleveland made Free Throw.
27–29 -
Zach Cleveland made Dunk.
29–29 -
Zach Cleveland made Layup.
31–29 -
Zach Cleveland made Layup. Assisted by Kaden Metheny.
33–29 -
Zach Cleveland made Free Throw.
34–29 -
Zach Cleveland made Layup.
36–29 -
Kaden Metheny made Layup.
38–29 -
Isaiah Ihnen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaden Metheny.
41–29 -
Deywilk Tavarez made Jumper.
41–31 -
Isaiah Ihnen made Layup. Assisted by Taelon Peter.
43–31 -
AJ Smith made Free Throw.
43–32 -
AJ Smith made Free Throw.
43–33 -
Isaiah Ihnen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaden Metheny.
46–33 -
Isaiah Ihnen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
49–33 -
Jayvon Maughmer made Three Point Jumper.
52–33 -
Ante Brzovic made Layup. Assisted by CJ Fulton.
52–35 -
Zach Cleveland made Layup.
54–35 -
CJ Fulton made Layup.
54–37 -
Owen Aquino made Layup. Assisted by Jayvon Maughmer.
56–37 -
Owen Aquino made Free Throw.
57–37 -
Lazar Djokovic made Jumper. Assisted by Justas Stonkus.
57–39 -
Owen Aquino made Layup. Assisted by Colin Porter.
59–39 -
Evan Kilminster made Free Throw.
59–40 -
Evan Kilminster made Free Throw.
59–41 -
Jayvon Maughmer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Owen Aquino.
62–41 -
Lazar Djokovic made Two Point Tip Shot.
62–43 -
Colin Porter made Layup.
64–43 -
Lazar Djokovic made Dunk.
64–45 -
Owen Aquino made Layup. Assisted by Kaden Metheny.
66–45 -
Owen Aquino made Dunk. Assisted by Kaden Metheny.
68–45 -
Lazar Djokovic made Free Throw.
68–46 -
Lazar Djokovic made Free Throw.
68–47
Play-by-play
- P1 Ante Brzovic missed Layup.
- P1 Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Zach Cleveland made Layup. Assisted by Colin Porter. 2–0
- P1 Deywilk Tavarez Turnover.
- P1 Colin Porter Steal.
- P1 Owen Aquino missed Layup.
- P1 Lazar Djokovic Block.
- P1 Colin Porter Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter. 5–0
- P1 Foul on Owen Aquino.
- P1 Deywilk Tavarez made Jumper. 5–2
- P1 Zach Cleveland made Layup. Assisted by Colin Porter. 7–2
- P1 Lazar Djokovic missed Jumper.
- P1 Isaiah Ihnen Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Zach Cleveland made Layup. Assisted by Colin Porter. 9–2
- P1 Ante Brzovic missed Jumper.
- P1 Isaiah Ihnen Block.
- P1 Lazar Djokovic Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Lazar Djokovic made Two Point Tip Shot. 9–4
- P1 Isaiah Ihnen missed Layup.
- P1 AJ Smith Defensive Rebound.
- P1 AJ Smith missed Jumper.
- P1 Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Isaiah Ihnen missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Lazar Djokovic Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Lazar Djokovic Turnover.
- P1 Zach Cleveland Steal.
- P1 Foul on Deywilk Tavarez.
- P1 Zach Cleveland made Free Throw. 10–4
- P1 Zach Cleveland missed Free Throw.
- P1 Justas Stonkus Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Lazar Djokovic missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Taelon Peter Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Zach Cleveland missed Jumper.
- P1 Ante Brzovic Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Taelon Peter.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Deywilk Tavarez made Three Point Jumper. 10–7
- P1 Zach Cleveland Turnover.
- P1 Ante Brzovic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Jones. 10–10
- P1 Zach Cleveland Turnover.
- P1 Ante Brzovic made Layup. Assisted by CJ Fulton. 10–12
- P1 Foul on Brett Decker Jr..
- P1 Brett Decker Jr. Turnover.
- P1 Deywilk Tavarez missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Owen Aquino Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jayvon Maughmer missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ante Brzovic missed Jumper.
- P1 Jayvon Maughmer Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jayvon Maughmer made Layup. 12–12
- P1 Foul on Ante Brzovic.
- P1 Jayvon Maughmer missed Free Throw.
- P1 CJ Fulton Defensive Rebound.
- P1 CJ Fulton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derrin Boyd. 12–15
- P1 Zach Cleveland missed Jumper.
- P1 Justas Stonkus Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Justas Stonkus Turnover.
- P1 Kaden Metheny Steal.
- P1 Owen Aquino missed Jumper.
- P1 Liberty Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Colin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Zach Cleveland Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Taelon Peter Turnover.
- P1 Lazar Djokovic made Dunk. Assisted by CJ Fulton. 12–17
- P1 Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Zander Yates Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Zander Yates made Layup. Assisted by Taelon Peter. 14–17
- P1 Justas Stonkus made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derrin Boyd. 14–20
- P1 Foul on Derrin Boyd.
- P1 Zander Yates missed Free Throw.
- P1 Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
- P1 Zander Yates missed Free Throw.
- P1 Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
- P1 Zander Yates missed Free Throw.
- P1 Ante Brzovic Defensive Rebound.
- P1 AJ Smith missed Layup.
- P1 Owen Aquino Block.
- P1 Charleston Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Justas Stonkus.
- P1 Justas Stonkus Turnover.
- P1 Isaiah Ihnen missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Justas Stonkus Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ante Brzovic Turnover.
- P1 Isaiah Ihnen Steal.
- P1 Owen Aquino missed Jumper.
- P1 Lazar Djokovic Block.
- P1 Charleston Defensive Rebound.
- P1 CJ Fulton missed Jumper.
- P1 Charleston Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Ante Brzovic missed Layup.
- P1 Isaiah Ihnen Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Kaden Metheny made Layup. 16–20
- P1 Foul on Owen Aquino.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Ante Brzovic made Free Throw. 16–21
- P1 Ante Brzovic missed Free Throw.
- P1 Isaiah Ihnen Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Colin Porter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Cleveland. 19–21
- P1 Deywilk Tavarez Turnover.
- P1 Zach Cleveland Steal.
- P1 Foul on Elijah Jones.
- P1 Isaiah Ihnen made Free Throw. 20–21
- P1 Isaiah Ihnen made Free Throw. 21–21
- P1 Elijah Jones Turnover.
- P1 Gabriel McKay Steal.
- P1 Gabriel McKay missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Isaiah Ihnen Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
- P1 Liberty Turnover.
- P1 Foul on Jayvon Maughmer.
- P1 Derrin Boyd made Free Throw. 21–22
- P1 Derrin Boyd missed Free Throw.
- P1 Elijah Jones Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Elijah Jones made Layup. 21–24
- P1 Gabriel McKay missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Lazar Djokovic Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Deywilk Tavarez missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Jayvon Maughmer Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Liberty Timeout
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Colin Porter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Cleveland. 24–24
- P1 Foul on Taelon Peter.
- P1 Lazar Djokovic made Free Throw. 24–25
- P1 Lazar Djokovic made Free Throw. 24–26
- P1 Zach Cleveland Turnover.
- P1 Derrin Boyd Steal.
- P1 Foul on Colin Porter.
- P1 Lazar Djokovic made Free Throw. 24–27
- P1 Lazar Djokovic missed Free Throw.
- P1 Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Isaiah Ihnen missed Jumper.
- P1 Lazar Djokovic Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Lazar Djokovic missed Jumper.
- P1 Isaiah Ihnen Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Justas Stonkus.
- P1 Jayvon Maughmer missed Free Throw.
- P1 Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
- P1 Jayvon Maughmer made Free Throw. 25–27
- P1 Ante Brzovic made Jumper. Assisted by CJ Fulton. 25–29
- P1 Foul on Lazar Djokovic.
- P1 Zach Cleveland made Free Throw. 26–29
- P1 Zach Cleveland made Free Throw. 27–29
- P1 Derrin Boyd Turnover.
- P1 Colin Porter missed Layup.
- P1 Ante Brzovic Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ante Brzovic Turnover.
- P1 Jayvon Maughmer Steal.
- P1 Colin Porter missed Layup.
- P1 Deywilk Tavarez Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Deywilk Tavarez missed Layup.
- P1 Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
- P1 Zach Cleveland made Dunk. 29–29
- P1 Ante Brzovic Turnover.
- P1 Kaden Metheny Steal.
- P1 Zach Cleveland Turnover.
- P1 CJ Fulton Steal.
- P1 Derrin Boyd missed Layup.
- P1 Zach Cleveland Block.
- P1 Ante Brzovic Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Zach Cleveland made Layup. 31–29
- P2 Derrin Boyd missed Jumper.
- P2 Jayvon Maughmer Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Zach Cleveland missed Jumper.
- P2 Ante Brzovic Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Lazar Djokovic missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Zach Cleveland made Layup. Assisted by Kaden Metheny. 33–29
- P2 Ante Brzovic missed Layup.
- P2 Zach Cleveland Block.
- P2 Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Colin Porter Turnover.
- P2 Ante Brzovic Turnover.
- P2 Zach Cleveland missed Jumper.
- P2 Lazar Djokovic Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Colin Porter.
- P2 Ante Brzovic missed Layup.
- P2 Owen Aquino Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on CJ Fulton.
- P2 Zach Cleveland made Free Throw. 34–29
- P2 Zach Cleveland missed Free Throw.
- P2 Ante Brzovic Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Ante Brzovic missed Jumper.
- P2 Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Zach Cleveland made Layup. 36–29
- P2 Foul on Colin Porter.
- P2 Derrin Boyd missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Jayvon Maughmer Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Owen Aquino Turnover.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 AJ Smith missed Jumper.
- P2 AJ Smith Offensive Rebound.
- P2 AJ Smith missed Jumper.
- P2 Zach Cleveland Block.
- P2 Charleston Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Lazar Djokovic missed Layup.
- P2 Owen Aquino Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Zach Cleveland Turnover.
- P2 Foul on Jayvon Maughmer.
- P2 Ante Brzovic missed Jumper.
- P2 Jayvon Maughmer Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Kaden Metheny made Layup. 38–29
- P2 Deywilk Tavarez missed Jumper.
- P2 Jayvon Maughmer Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Owen Aquino missed Layup.
- P2 Ante Brzovic Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Derrin Boyd missed Layup.
- P2 Zach Cleveland Block.
- P2 Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Isaiah Ihnen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaden Metheny. 41–29
- P2 Deywilk Tavarez made Jumper. 41–31
- P2 Charleston Timeout
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Owen Aquino missed Jumper.
- P2 Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Ante Brzovic missed Layup.
- P2 Owen Aquino Block.
- P2 Owen Aquino Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Isaiah Ihnen made Layup. Assisted by Taelon Peter. 43–31
- P2 Foul on Owen Aquino.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 AJ Smith made Free Throw. 43–32
- P2 AJ Smith made Free Throw. 43–33
- P2 Isaiah Ihnen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaden Metheny. 46–33
- P2 Foul on Taelon Peter.
- P2 Deywilk Tavarez missed Jumper.
- P2 Jayvon Maughmer Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Isaiah Ihnen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Cleveland. 49–33
- P2 Justas Stonkus missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Lazar Djokovic Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Lazar Djokovic missed Layup.
- P2 Isaiah Ihnen Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jayvon Maughmer made Three Point Jumper. 52–33
- P2 Charleston Timeout
- P2 Ante Brzovic Turnover.
- P2 Jayvon Maughmer Steal.
- P2 Kaden Metheny Turnover.
- P2 CJ Fulton Steal.
- P2 Derrin Boyd missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Isaiah Ihnen Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Evan Kilminster.
- P2 Jayvon Maughmer missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Ante Brzovic made Layup. Assisted by CJ Fulton. 52–35
- P2 Zach Cleveland made Layup. 54–35
- P2 Foul on Zach Cleveland.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Djordje Curcic Turnover.
- P2 Zach Cleveland Steal.
- P2 Colin Porter missed Layup.
- P2 Djordje Curcic Defensive Rebound.
- P2 CJ Fulton missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Jayvon Maughmer Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Djordje Curcic.
- P2 Zach Cleveland Turnover.
- P2 Ante Brzovic Steal.
- P2 Elijah Jones missed Jumper.
- P2 Owen Aquino Block.
- P2 CJ Fulton Offensive Rebound.
- P2 CJ Fulton made Layup. 54–37
- P2 Owen Aquino made Layup. Assisted by Jayvon Maughmer. 56–37
- P2 Foul on Ante Brzovic.
- P2 Owen Aquino made Free Throw. 57–37
- P2 Lazar Djokovic made Jumper. Assisted by Justas Stonkus. 57–39
- P2 Owen Aquino made Layup. Assisted by Colin Porter. 59–39
- P2 Foul on Kaden Metheny.
- P2 Evan Kilminster made Free Throw. 59–40
- P2 Evan Kilminster made Free Throw. 59–41
- P2 Charleston Timeout
- P2 Jayvon Maughmer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Owen Aquino. 62–41
- P2 Justas Stonkus missed Layup.
- P2 Lazar Djokovic Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Lazar Djokovic made Two Point Tip Shot. 62–43
- P2 Colin Porter made Layup. 64–43
- P2 Evan Kilminster missed Layup.
- P2 Owen Aquino Block.
- P2 Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Lazar Djokovic Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Lazar Djokovic missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Jayvon Maughmer Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Colin Porter Turnover.
- P2 Evan Kilminster Steal.
- P2 Lazar Djokovic made Dunk. 64–45
- P2 Owen Aquino made Layup. Assisted by Kaden Metheny. 66–45
- P2 Justas Stonkus Turnover.
- P2 Jayvon Maughmer Steal.
- P2 Owen Aquino made Dunk. Assisted by Kaden Metheny. 68–45
- P2 Liberty Timeout
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Lazar Djokovic Turnover.
- P2 Brett Decker Jr. Turnover.
- P2 Foul on Curtis Blair III.
- P2 Lazar Djokovic made Free Throw. 68–46
- P2 Lazar Djokovic made Free Throw. 68–47
- P2 Liberty Turnover.
Box score
LIB
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen AquinoF | 22 | 9 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Zach ClevelandF | 31 | 20 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Jayvon MaughmerG | 33 | 9 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Colin PorterG | 29 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Kaden MethenyG | 36 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Zander YatesF | 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah IhnenF | 20 | 13 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Kai YuC | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Decker Jr.G | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Blair IIIG | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Taelon PeterG | 16 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gabriel McKayG | 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will GibsonF | |||||||||||||
| Bryson SpellF | |||||||||||||
| Josh SmithF | |||||||||||||
| JC Shirer Jr.G |
COFC
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lazar DjokovicF | 30 | 15 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Ante BrzovicF | 28 | 10 | 4-13 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Deywilk TavarezG | 27 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| AJ SmithG | 16 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Derrin BoydG | 24 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elijah JonesF | 17 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Justas StonkusG | 21 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Djordje CurcicG | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Evan KilminsterG | 10 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CJ FultonG | 20 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Adam ComerF | |||||||||||||
| Stef van BusselC | |||||||||||||
| Joey ScarpittiG | |||||||||||||
| Cade HigginsG | |||||||||||||
| Jaxon PruntyG | |||||||||||||
| Jack MillerG |
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