Ball State Cardinals @ Northern Illinois Huskies

74–67Final · Jan 27, 2022

BALL 74 NIU 67 Final

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BALL9-10	33	41	74
NIU5-12	27	40	67

· Line: BALL -3 (O/U 141.5)

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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.

Payton Sparks made Layup.
2–0
Anthony Crump made Layup. Assisted by Adong Makuoi.
2–2
Payton Sparks made Jumper.
4–2
Tyler Cochran made Layup.
6–2
Tyler Cochran made Three Point Jumper.
9–2
Miryne Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demarius Jacobs.
12–2
Zool Kueth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Kon.
12–5
Zion Russell made Jumper.
12–7
Luke Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.
15–7
Zool Kueth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Kon.
15–10
Jaylin Sellers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Brown.
18–10
Luke Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mickey Pearson.
21–10
Trendon Hankerson made Layup. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.
21–12
Anthony Crump made Free Throw.
21–13
Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw.
21–14
Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw.
21–15
Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw.
21–16
Jaylin Sellers made Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.
23–16
Adong Makuoi made Free Throw.
23–17
Payton Sparks made Layup.
25–17
Zool Kueth made Jumper.
25–19
Mickey Pearson made Dunk. Assisted by Demarius Jacobs.
27–19
Zool Kueth made Layup.
27–21
Adong Makuoi made Dunk.
27–23
Luke Brown made Jumper.
29–23
Luke Brown made Layup.
31–23
Adong Makuoi made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
31–25
Tyler Cochran made Jumper.
33–25
Adong Makuoi made Layup.
33–27
Keshawn Williams made Jumper.
33–29
Tyler Cochran made Jumper.
35–29
Kaleb Thornton made Layup.
35–31
Adong Makuoi made Free Throw.
35–32
Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
36–32
Keshawn Williams made Jumper.
36–34
Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adong Makuoi.
36–37
Miryne Thomas made Free Throw.
37–37
Keshawn Williams made Free Throw.
37–38
Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Miryne Thomas.
39–38
Miryne Thomas made Layup.
41–38
Miryne Thomas made Free Throw.
42–38
Basheer Jihad made Layup.
44–38
Keshawn Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zool Kueth.
44–41
Keshawn Williams made Free Throw.
44–42
Keshawn Williams made Free Throw.
44–43
Keshawn Williams made Jumper.
44–45
Keshawn Williams made Free Throw.
44–46
Jaylin Sellers made Dunk.
46–46
Basheer Jihad made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Cochran.
48–46
Zool Kueth made Free Throw.
48–47
Zool Kueth made Free Throw.
48–48
Basheer Jihad made Layup.
50–48
Mickey Pearson made Free Throw.
51–48
Mickey Pearson made Free Throw.
52–48
Keshawn Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.
52–51
Mickey Pearson made Jumper.
54–51
Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw.
54–52
Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw.
54–53
Tyler Cochran made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miryne Thomas.
57–53
Adong Makuoi made Dunk. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.
57–55
Anthony Crump made Layup.
57–57
Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Cochran.
59–57
Anthony Crump made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.
59–60
Tyler Cochran made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.
62–60
Miryne Thomas made Free Throw.
63–60
Miryne Thomas made Free Throw.
64–60
Chinedu Kingsley Okanu made Free Throw.
64–61
Miryne Thomas made Layup.
66–61
Anthony Crump made Free Throw.
66–62
Anthony Crump made Free Throw.
66–63
Miryne Thomas made Free Throw.
67–63
Miryne Thomas made Free Throw.
68–63
Demarius Jacobs made Layup. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.
70–63
Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw.
70–64
Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw.
70–65
Luke Bumbalough made Free Throw.
71–65
Luke Bumbalough made Free Throw.
72–65
Kaleb Thornton made Layup.
72–67
Tyler Cochran made Free Throw.
73–67
Tyler Cochran made Free Throw.
74–67

Play-by-play

P1 Tyler Cochran missed Jumper.
P1 Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
P1 Payton Sparks made Layup. 2–0
P1 Adong Makuoi missed Layup.
P1 Miryne Thomas Defensive Rebound.
P1 Miryne Thomas missed Layup.
P1 Anthony Crump Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Adong Makuoi.
P1 Adong Makuoi Turnover.
P1 Miryne Thomas missed Layup.
P1 Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Adong Makuoi Offensive Rebound.
P1 Anthony Crump made Layup. Assisted by Adong Makuoi. 2–2
P1 Payton Sparks made Jumper. 4–2
P1 Keshawn Williams Turnover.
P1 Tyler Cochran Steal.
P1 Tyler Cochran made Layup. 6–2
P1 Kaleb Thornton Turnover.
P1 Payton Sparks Steal.
P1 Miryne Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Kaleb Thornton Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Tyler Cochran Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tyler Cochran made Three Point Jumper. 9–2
P1 Keshawn Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Adong Makuoi Offensive Rebound.
P1 Kaleb Thornton Turnover.
P1 Tyler Cochran Steal.
P1 Miryne Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demarius Jacobs. 12–2
P1 Northern Illinois Timeout
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Foul on Basheer Jihad.
P1 Noah Kon Turnover.
P1 Foul on Miryne Thomas.
P1 Miryne Thomas Turnover.
P1 Zool Kueth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Kon. 12–5
P1 Miryne Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Darweshi Hunter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Tyler Cochran.
P1 Zion Russell made Jumper. 12–7
P1 Luke Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough. 15–7
P1 Zool Kueth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Kon. 15–10
P1 Foul on Chinedu Kingsley Okanu.
P1 Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Darweshi Hunter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Chinedu Kingsley Okanu Turnover.
P1 Jaylin Sellers Steal.
P1 Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ball State Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Mickey Pearson.
P1 Mickey Pearson Turnover.
P1 Zool Kueth missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jaylin Sellers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Brown. 18–10
P1 Foul on Zion Russell.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Mickey Pearson missed Layup.
P1 Adong Makuoi Block.
P1 Adong Makuoi Defensive Rebound.
P1 Adong Makuoi Turnover.
P1 Tyler Cochran missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Kaleb Thornton Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Mickey Pearson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Luke Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mickey Pearson. 21–10
P1 Kaleb Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Anthony Crump Offensive Rebound.
P1 Keshawn Williams Turnover.
P1 Payton Sparks missed Layup.
P1 Adong Makuoi Block.
P1 Ball State Offensive Rebound.
P1 Mickey Pearson Turnover.
P1 Kaleb Thornton Steal.
P1 Trendon Hankerson made Layup. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton. 21–12
P1 Jaylin Sellers Turnover.
P1 Foul on Miryne Thomas.
P1 Anthony Crump missed Free Throw.
P1 Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Anthony Crump made Free Throw. 21–13
P1 Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Tyler Cochran Offensive Rebound.
P1 Miryne Thomas Turnover.
P1 Kaleb Thornton Steal.
P1 Foul on Payton Sparks.
P1 Zion Russell missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ball State Defensive Rebound.
P1 Demarius Jacobs Turnover.
P1 Trendon Hankerson Steal.
P1 Foul on Tyler Cochran.
P1 Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw. 21–14
P1 Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw. 21–15
P1 Miryne Thomas Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Foul on Mickey Pearson.
P1 Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw. 21–16
P1 Trendon Hankerson missed Free Throw.
P1 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jaylin Sellers made Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough. 23–16
P1 Foul on Basheer Jihad.
P1 Adong Makuoi missed Free Throw.
P1 Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Adong Makuoi made Free Throw. 23–17
P1 Foul on Zool Kueth.
P1 Demarius Jacobs missed Layup.
P1 Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
P1 Payton Sparks made Layup. 25–17
P1 Zool Kueth made Jumper. 25–19
P1 Mickey Pearson made Dunk. Assisted by Demarius Jacobs. 27–19
P1 Zool Kueth missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Mickey Pearson Block.
P1 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P1 Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Trendon Hankerson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Northern Illinois Turnover.
P1 Foul on Chinedu Kingsley Okanu.
P1 Luke Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Kaleb Thornton Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kaleb Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Adong Makuoi Offensive Rebound.
P1 Zool Kueth made Layup. 27–21
P1 Luke Brown Turnover.
P1 Zool Kueth missed Layup.
P1 Adong Makuoi Offensive Rebound.
P1 Adong Makuoi made Dunk. 27–23
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Luke Brown made Jumper. 29–23
P1 Kaleb Thornton missed Jumper.
P1 Miryne Thomas Defensive Rebound.
P1 Luke Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Luke Brown Offensive Rebound.
P1 Luke Brown made Layup. 31–23
P1 Adong Makuoi made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson. 31–25
P1 Tyler Cochran made Jumper. 33–25
P1 Keshawn Williams missed Jumper.
P1 Tyler Cochran Defensive Rebound.
P1 Payton Sparks missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Tyler Cochran Offensive Rebound.
P1 Tyler Cochran missed Jumper.
P1 Kaleb Thornton Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zool Kueth missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.
P1 Luke Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Keshawn Williams Defensive Rebound.
P1 Keshawn Williams missed Layup.
P1 Adong Makuoi Offensive Rebound.
P1 Adong Makuoi missed Layup.
P1 Keshawn Williams Offensive Rebound.
P1 Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Adong Makuoi Offensive Rebound.
P1 Adong Makuoi made Layup. 33–27
P1 Foul on Payton Sparks.
P1 Payton Sparks Turnover.
P1 Adong Makuoi Turnover.
P1 Ball State Timeout
P1 Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.
P2 Demarius Jacobs Block.
P2 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Keshawn Williams made Jumper. 33–29
P2 Tyler Cochran made Jumper. 35–29
P2 Kaleb Thornton made Layup. 35–31
P2 Demarius Jacobs missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Anthony Crump Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Payton Sparks.
P2 Adong Makuoi made Free Throw. 35–32
P2 Adong Makuoi missed Free Throw.
P2 Miryne Thomas Defensive Rebound.
P2 Payton Sparks missed Layup.
P2 Payton Sparks Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Adong Makuoi.
P2 Payton Sparks missed Free Throw.
P2 Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Payton Sparks made Free Throw. 36–32
P2 Keshawn Williams made Jumper. 36–34
P2 Payton Sparks missed Layup.
P2 Anthony Crump Defensive Rebound.
P2 Adong Makuoi missed Layup.
P2 Adong Makuoi Offensive Rebound.
P2 Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adong Makuoi. 36–37
P2 Ball State Timeout
P2 Foul on Kaleb Thornton.
P2 Miryne Thomas made Free Throw. 37–37
P2 Miryne Thomas missed Free Throw.
P2 Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Adong Makuoi.
P2 Adong Makuoi Turnover.
P2 Tyler Cochran missed Jumper.
P2 Anthony Crump Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Miryne Thomas.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Keshawn Williams missed Free Throw.
P2 Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Keshawn Williams made Free Throw. 37–38
P2 Foul on Chinedu Kingsley Okanu.
P2 Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Miryne Thomas. 39–38
P2 Keshawn Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Miryne Thomas made Layup. 41–38
P2 Foul on Kaleb Thornton.
P2 Miryne Thomas made Free Throw. 42–38
P2 Foul on Demarius Jacobs.
P2 Kaleb Thornton missed Jumper.
P2 Adong Makuoi Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Payton Sparks.
P2 Zool Kueth missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P2 Demarius Jacobs missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Kaleb Thornton Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kaleb Thornton missed Jumper.
P2 Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Kaleb Thornton.
P2 Miryne Thomas missed Jumper.
P2 Adong Makuoi Block.
P2 Basheer Jihad Offensive Rebound.
P2 Basheer Jihad made Layup. 44–38
P2 Keshawn Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zool Kueth. 44–41
P2 Luke Brown Turnover.
P2 Keshawn Williams Steal.
P2 Foul on Jaylin Sellers.
P2 Keshawn Williams made Free Throw. 44–42
P2 Keshawn Williams made Free Throw. 44–43
P2 Mickey Pearson Turnover.
P2 Trendon Hankerson Steal.
P2 Trendon Hankerson missed Layup.
P2 Mickey Pearson Block.
P2 Mickey Pearson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mickey Pearson missed Jumper.
P2 Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zion Russell missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
P2 Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.
P2 Keshawn Williams made Jumper. 44–45
P2 Foul on Basheer Jihad.
P2 Basheer Jihad Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Foul on Jaylin Sellers.
P2 Keshawn Williams made Free Throw. 44–46
P2 Keshawn Williams missed Free Throw.
P2 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
P2 Basheer Jihad missed Layup.
P2 Jaylin Sellers Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jaylin Sellers made Dunk. 46–46
P2 Anthony Crump Turnover.
P2 Mickey Pearson Steal.
P2 Basheer Jihad made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Cochran. 48–46
P2 Foul on Mickey Pearson.
P2 Zool Kueth made Free Throw. 48–47
P2 Zool Kueth made Free Throw. 48–48
P2 Basheer Jihad made Layup. 50–48
P2 Foul on Anthony Crump.
P2 Basheer Jihad missed Free Throw.
P2 Zool Kueth Defensive Rebound.
P2 Adong Makuoi missed Layup.
P2 Tyler Cochran Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
P2 Mickey Pearson made Free Throw. 51–48
P2 Mickey Pearson made Free Throw. 52–48
P2 Keshawn Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton. 52–51
P2 Mickey Pearson made Jumper. 54–51
P2 Kaleb Thornton missed Layup.
P2 Mickey Pearson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Luke Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Blake Huggins.
P2 Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw. 54–52
P2 Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw. 54–53
P2 Tyler Cochran made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miryne Thomas. 57–53
P2 Adong Makuoi made Dunk. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton. 57–55
P2 Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Anthony Crump Defensive Rebound.
P2 Adong Makuoi missed Jumper.
P2 Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Payton Sparks Turnover.
P2 Anthony Crump Steal.
P2 Anthony Crump made Layup. 57–57
P2 Payton Sparks missed Layup.
P2 Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Anthony Crump missed Jumper.
P2 Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Anthony Crump.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Payton Sparks missed Free Throw.
P2 Anthony Crump Defensive Rebound.
P2 Keshawn Williams missed Jumper.
P2 Tyler Cochran Defensive Rebound.
P2 Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Cochran. 59–57
P2 Anthony Crump made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton. 59–60
P2 Northern Illinois Timeout
P2 Tyler Cochran made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough. 62–60
P2 Anthony Crump missed Jumper.
P2 Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Adong Makuoi.
P2 Miryne Thomas made Free Throw. 63–60
P2 Miryne Thomas made Free Throw. 64–60
P2 Keshawn Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Chinedu Kingsley Okanu Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Luke Bumbalough.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Chinedu Kingsley Okanu missed Free Throw.
P2 Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Chinedu Kingsley Okanu made Free Throw. 64–61
P2 Miryne Thomas made Layup. 66–61
P2 Anthony Crump missed Jumper.
P2 Payton Sparks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Payton Sparks missed Layup.
P2 Anthony Crump Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Demarius Jacobs.
P2 Anthony Crump made Free Throw. 66–62
P2 Anthony Crump made Free Throw. 66–63
P2 Foul on Keshawn Williams.
P2 Miryne Thomas made Free Throw. 67–63
P2 Miryne Thomas made Free Throw. 68–63
P2 Zion Russell Turnover.
P2 Tyler Cochran Steal.
P2 Demarius Jacobs made Layup. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough. 70–63
P2 Northern Illinois Timeout
P2 Foul on Demarius Jacobs.
P2 Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw. 70–64
P2 Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw. 70–65
P2 Payton Sparks Turnover.
P2 Trendon Hankerson Steal.
P2 Trendon Hankerson missed Layup.
P2 Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
P2 Luke Bumbalough made Free Throw. 71–65
P2 Luke Bumbalough made Free Throw. 72–65
P2 Kaleb Thornton made Layup. 72–67
P2 Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
P2 Tyler Cochran made Free Throw. 73–67
P2 Tyler Cochran made Free Throw. 74–67
P2 Anthony Crump missed Jumper.
P2 Keshawn Williams Offensive Rebound.
P2 Keshawn Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.

Box score

BALL

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Miryne ThomasF	28	13	3-8	1-3	6-7	3	2	3	0	0	0	3	3
Payton SparksC	30	11	5-11	0-1	1-3	8	0	3	1	0	3	5	4
Luke BumbaloughG	35	2	0-6	0-6	2-2	5	4	0	0	0	0	5	1
Tyler CochranG	29	17	6-10	3-4	2-2	6	2	0	3	0	2	4	2
Demarius JacobsG	23	2	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	3
Basheer JihadF	9	6	3-4	0-0	0-1	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	3
Mickey Pearson Jr.F	12	6	2-4	0-0	2-2	3	1	3	1	2	0	3	3
Blake HugginsC	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Luke BrownG	17	10	4-8	2-6	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0
Jaylin SellersG	16	7	3-3	1-1	0-0	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	2
Ben HendriksC
Josh BryanG
Teemu SuokasG
Jalen WindhamG
Kani AcreeG
Reggie JonesG

NIU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Anthony CrumpF	23	10	3-7	1-1	3-4	8	0	1	1	0	1	7	2
Adong MakuoiC	27	10	4-9	0-0	2-4	9	2	4	0	3	8	1	4
Kaleb ThorntonG	31	4	2-8	0-2	0-0	5	4	2	2	0	0	5	3
Keshawn WilliamsG	32	16	5-12	2-6	4-6	3	0	2	1	0	2	1	1
Trendon HankersonG	36	12	2-10	1-6	7-8	6	1	0	3	0	1	5	3
Zool KuethF	21	12	4-9	2-6	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Chinedu Kingsley OkanuF	9	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	3
Zion RussellG	13	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
Noah KonG	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Darweshi HunterG	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Drew WiemersF
Montavious MyrickF
Chris OstenF
Edward ManuelG

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