Belmont Bruins @ Eastern Illinois Panthers
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEL15-5 | 45 | 45 | 90 |
| EIU2-17 | 23 | 33 | 56 |
· Line: BEL -25.5 (O/U 139.5)
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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Will Richard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Muszynski.
3–0 -
Sammy Friday IV made Layup. Assisted by Kashawn Charles.
3–2 -
Nick Muszynski made Layup. Assisted by Grayson Murphy.
5–2 -
Luke Smith made Free Throw.
6–2 -
Kejuan Clements made Layup.
6–4 -
Kashawn Charles made Layup.
6–6 -
Grayson Murphy made Layup. Assisted by JaCobi Wood.
8–6 -
Nick Muszynski made Free Throw.
9–6 -
Nick Muszynski made Free Throw.
10–6 -
Ben Sheppard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaCobi Wood.
13–6 -
Grayson Murphy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Richard.
16–6 -
Will Richard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Muszynski.
19–6 -
Michael Shanks made Free Throw.
20–6 -
Michael Shanks made Free Throw.
21–6 -
Luke Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaCobi Wood.
24–6 -
Luke Smith made Free Throw.
25–6 -
Luke Smith made Free Throw.
26–6 -
CJ Lane made Layup.
26–8 -
Ben Sheppard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Murphy.
29–8 -
Paul Bizimana made Jumper.
29–10 -
CJ Lane made Jumper. Assisted by Kashawn Charles.
29–12 -
Nick Muszynski made Free Throw.
30–12 -
Ben Sheppard made Layup. Assisted by Will Richard.
32–12 -
Paul Bizimana made Free Throw.
32–13 -
Paul Bizimana made Free Throw.
32–14 -
JaCobi Wood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Sheppard.
35–14 -
Luke Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaCobi Wood.
38–14 -
Tate Pierson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Richard.
41–14 -
Paul Bizimana made Layup. Assisted by Micah Schnyders.
41–16 -
Paul Bizimana made Jumper. Assisted by CJ Lane.
41–18 -
EJ Bellinger made Jumper.
43–18 -
Paul Bizimana made Layup. Assisted by Kashawn Charles.
43–20 -
Paul Bizimana made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kashawn Charles.
43–23 -
Ben Sheppard made Dunk. Assisted by JaCobi Wood.
45–23 -
Ben Sheppard made Free Throw.
46–23 -
Ben Sheppard made Free Throw.
47–23 -
Sammy Friday IV made Free Throw.
47–24 -
Will Richard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Muszynski.
50–24 -
Nick Muszynski made Layup. Assisted by Grayson Murphy.
52–24 -
Luke Smith made Jumper.
54–24 -
Nick Muszynski made Layup.
56–24 -
Sammy Friday IV made Free Throw.
56–25 -
Sammy Friday IV made Free Throw.
56–26 -
Grayson Murphy made Jumper.
58–26 -
Kashawn Charles made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dan Luers.
58–29 -
Paul Bizimana made Layup. Assisted by Kejuan Clements.
58–31 -
EJ Bellinger made Dunk. Assisted by Grayson Murphy.
60–31 -
Kashawn Charles made Layup. Assisted by Kejuan Clements.
60–33 -
Tate Pierson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Shanks.
63–33 -
EJ Bellinger made Jumper. Assisted by JaCobi Wood.
65–33 -
Kashawn Charles made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kejuan Clements.
65–36 -
JaCobi Wood made Layup. Assisted by EJ Bellinger.
67–36 -
Michael Shanks made Layup. Assisted by EJ Bellinger.
69–36 -
Kashawn Charles made Free Throw.
69–37 -
JaCobi Wood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Murphy.
72–37 -
Paul Bizimana made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kejuan Clements.
72–40 -
Ben Sheppard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Richard.
75–40 -
Paul Bizimana made Jumper.
75–42 -
Sammy Friday IV made Layup. Assisted by Paul Bizimana.
75–44 -
Sammy Friday IV made Layup. Assisted by Kejuan Clements.
75–46 -
EJ Bellinger made Jumper. Assisted by JaCobi Wood.
77–46 -
CJ Lane made Jumper.
77–48 -
Will Richard made Jumper.
79–48 -
Dan Luers made Jumper.
79–50 -
Will Richard made Jumper. Assisted by JaCobi Wood.
81–50 -
EJ Bellinger made Layup.
83–50 -
Kashawn Charles made Three Point Jumper.
83–53 -
JaCobi Wood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Richard.
86–53 -
EJ Bellinger made Layup. Assisted by Will Richard.
88–53 -
JaCobi Wood made Jumper. Assisted by Michael Shanks.
90–53 -
Kashawn Charles made Three Point Jumper.
90–56
Play-by-play
- P1 Will Richard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Muszynski. 3–0
- P1 Sammy Friday IV made Layup. Assisted by Kashawn Charles. 3–2
- P1 Ben Sheppard missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Nick Muszynski Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Nick Muszynski missed Layup.
- P1 Sammy Friday IV Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Paul Bizimana missed Jumper.
- P1 Nick Muszynski Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Luke Smith Turnover.
- P1 Paul Bizimana missed Layup.
- P1 Nick Muszynski Block.
- P1 Paul Bizimana Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Paul Bizimana Turnover.
- P1 Will Richard Steal.
- P1 Nick Muszynski made Layup. Assisted by Grayson Murphy. 5–2
- P1 Foul on Will Richard.
- P1 Kashawn Charles missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Grayson Murphy Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Will Richard missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Kejuan Clements Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Sammy Friday IV Turnover.
- P1 Grayson Murphy Steal.
- P1 Foul on Kashawn Charles.
- P1 Luke Smith missed Free Throw.
- P1 Belmont Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Luke Smith made Free Throw. 6–2
- P1 Kejuan Clements made Layup. 6–4
- P1 Foul on Dan Luers.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Luke Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ben Sheppard Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Grayson Murphy Turnover.
- P1 Kashawn Charles Steal.
- P1 Kashawn Charles made Layup. 6–6
- P1 Luke Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Will Richard Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Will Richard missed Layup.
- P1 Paul Bizimana Block.
- P1 Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Kejuan Clements missed Layup.
- P1 CJ Lane Offensive Rebound.
- P1 CJ Lane missed Jumper.
- P1 Nick Muszynski Block.
- P1 Belmont Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Grayson Murphy made Layup. Assisted by JaCobi Wood. 8–6
- P1 Micah Schnyders missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Belmont Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Sammy Friday IV.
- P1 Nick Muszynski made Free Throw. 9–6
- P1 Nick Muszynski made Free Throw. 10–6
- P1 Micah Schnyders Turnover.
- P1 Ben Sheppard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaCobi Wood. 13–6
- P1 Foul on Grayson Murphy.
- P1 Paul Bizimana missed Free Throw.
- P1 Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Paul Bizimana missed Free Throw.
- P1 Will Richard Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Grayson Murphy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Richard. 16–6
- P1 Micah Schnyders missed Layup.
- P1 Micah Schnyders Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Micah Schnyders missed Layup.
- P1 Grayson Murphy Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Will Richard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Muszynski. 19–6
- P1 CJ Lane missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Tate Pierson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Tate Pierson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 CJ Lane Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Paul Bizimana missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 JaCobi Wood Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Dan Luers.
- P1 Michael Shanks made Free Throw. 20–6
- P1 Michael Shanks made Free Throw. 21–6
- P1 Kashawn Charles Turnover.
- P1 Luke Smith Steal.
- P1 Luke Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaCobi Wood. 24–6
- P1 Foul on EJ Bellinger.
- P1 Sammy Friday IV missed Free Throw.
- P1 Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Sammy Friday IV missed Free Throw.
- P1 Grayson Murphy Defensive Rebound.
- P1 JaCobi Wood missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Paul Bizimana Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Sammy Friday IV Turnover.
- P1 Tate Pierson Steal.
- P1 Foul on Sammy Friday IV.
- P1 Luke Smith made Free Throw. 25–6
- P1 Luke Smith made Free Throw. 26–6
- P1 Kejuan Clements missed Layup.
- P1 Ben Sheppard Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Nick Muszynski missed Layup.
- P1 Kashawn Charles Defensive Rebound.
- P1 CJ Lane made Layup. 26–8
- P1 Ben Sheppard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Murphy. 29–8
- P1 Foul on Nick Muszynski.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Paul Bizimana made Jumper. 29–10
- P1 Ben Sheppard missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Kejuan Clements Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Grayson Murphy.
- P1 CJ Lane made Jumper. Assisted by Kashawn Charles. 29–12
- P1 Foul on Micah Schnyders.
- P1 Nick Muszynski missed Free Throw.
- P1 Belmont Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Nick Muszynski made Free Throw. 30–12
- P1 Dan Luers Turnover.
- P1 JaCobi Wood Steal.
- P1 Ben Sheppard made Layup. Assisted by Will Richard. 32–12
- P1 Foul on Nick Muszynski.
- P1 Paul Bizimana made Free Throw. 32–13
- P1 Paul Bizimana made Free Throw. 32–14
- P1 Ben Sheppard missed Layup.
- P1 Ben Sheppard Offensive Rebound.
- P1 JaCobi Wood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Sheppard. 35–14
- P1 Micah Schnyders Turnover.
- P1 Luke Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaCobi Wood. 38–14
- P1 Micah Schnyders Turnover.
- P1 JaCobi Wood Steal.
- P1 Will Richard missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Micah Schnyders Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Micah Schnyders missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Tate Pierson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Will Richard missed Layup.
- P1 Belmont Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Luke Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 CJ Lane Block.
- P1 Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Paul Bizimana missed Layup.
- P1 Luke Smith Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Tate Pierson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Richard. 41–14
- P1 Paul Bizimana made Layup. Assisted by Micah Schnyders. 41–16
- P1 Will Richard Turnover.
- P1 Paul Bizimana made Jumper. Assisted by CJ Lane. 41–18
- P1 EJ Bellinger made Jumper. 43–18
- P1 Paul Bizimana made Layup. Assisted by Kashawn Charles. 43–20
- P1 Will Richard missed Layup.
- P1 Paul Bizimana Block.
- P1 Michael Shanks Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Michael Shanks Turnover.
- P1 Dan Luers Steal.
- P1 Kashawn Charles missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Nick Muszynski Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Luke Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Dan Luers Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Paul Bizimana missed Layup.
- P1 JaCobi Wood Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Nick Muszynski missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ben Sheppard Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Ben Sheppard missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Tate Pierson Offensive Rebound.
- P1 JaCobi Wood missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Dan Luers Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Paul Bizimana made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kashawn Charles. 43–23
- P1 Ben Sheppard made Dunk. Assisted by JaCobi Wood. 45–23
- P2 Foul on Paul Bizimana.
- P2 Ben Sheppard made Free Throw. 46–23
- P2 Ben Sheppard made Free Throw. 47–23
- P2 Kejuan Clements missed Jumper.
- P2 Nick Muszynski Block.
- P2 Belmont Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Luke Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Paul Bizimana Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Ben Sheppard.
- P2 Sammy Friday IV missed Free Throw.
- P2 Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Sammy Friday IV made Free Throw. 47–24
- P2 Will Richard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Muszynski. 50–24
- P2 Kashawn Charles missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Sammy Friday IV Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Kashawn Charles missed Jumper.
- P2 Luke Smith Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Will Richard missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Dan Luers Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Kejuan Clements missed Layup.
- P2 Will Richard Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Nick Muszynski made Layup. Assisted by Grayson Murphy. 52–24
- P2 CJ Lane Turnover.
- P2 Luke Smith Steal.
- P2 Luke Smith made Jumper. 54–24
- P2 Kejuan Clements Turnover.
- P2 Ben Sheppard Steal.
- P2 Foul on CJ Lane.
- P2 Nick Muszynski missed Jumper.
- P2 Nick Muszynski Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Nick Muszynski made Layup. 56–24
- P2 Foul on Will Richard.
- P2 Sammy Friday IV made Free Throw. 56–25
- P2 Sammy Friday IV made Free Throw. 56–26
- P2 Will Richard missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Kashawn Charles Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Sammy Friday IV missed Layup.
- P2 Ben Sheppard Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Grayson Murphy made Jumper. 58–26
- P2 Kashawn Charles made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dan Luers. 58–29
- P2 Grayson Murphy missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Sammy Friday IV Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Nick Muszynski.
- P2 Kashawn Charles missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Sammy Friday IV Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Dan Luers missed Jumper.
- P2 Nick Muszynski Defensive Rebound.
- P2 JaCobi Wood missed Jumper.
- P2 Dan Luers Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Paul Bizimana made Layup. Assisted by Kejuan Clements. 58–31
- P2 EJ Bellinger missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Dan Luers Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Dan Luers Turnover.
- P2 Tate Pierson Steal.
- P2 EJ Bellinger made Dunk. Assisted by Grayson Murphy. 60–31
- P2 Kashawn Charles Turnover.
- P2 Michael Shanks Steal.
- P2 JaCobi Wood Turnover.
- P2 Kashawn Charles made Layup. Assisted by Kejuan Clements. 60–33
- P2 Tate Pierson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Shanks. 63–33
- P2 Micah Schnyders missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 JaCobi Wood Defensive Rebound.
- P2 EJ Bellinger made Jumper. Assisted by JaCobi Wood. 65–33
- P2 Kashawn Charles made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kejuan Clements. 65–36
- P2 JaCobi Wood made Layup. Assisted by EJ Bellinger. 67–36
- P2 Kashawn Charles Turnover.
- P2 Tate Pierson Steal.
- P2 Michael Shanks made Layup. Assisted by EJ Bellinger. 69–36
- P2 Kashawn Charles missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Luke Smith Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Tate Pierson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Kashawn Charles Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Luke Smith.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Kashawn Charles made Free Throw. 69–37
- P2 Kashawn Charles missed Free Throw.
- P2 Belmont Defensive Rebound.
- P2 JaCobi Wood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Murphy. 72–37
- P2 Paul Bizimana made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kejuan Clements. 72–40
- P2 Ben Sheppard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Richard. 75–40
- P2 Paul Bizimana made Jumper. 75–42
- P2 JaCobi Wood missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Dan Luers Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Dan Luers missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Grayson Murphy Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Will Richard missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Sammy Friday IV made Layup. Assisted by Paul Bizimana. 75–44
- P2 Tate Pierson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Kejuan Clements Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Sammy Friday IV made Layup. Assisted by Kejuan Clements. 75–46
- P2 Ben Sheppard missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Sammy Friday IV Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Kejuan Clements Turnover.
- P2 Tate Pierson Steal.
- P2 EJ Bellinger made Jumper. Assisted by JaCobi Wood. 77–46
- P2 Foul on Will Richard.
- P2 Kashawn Charles missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 JaCobi Wood Defensive Rebound.
- P2 JaCobi Wood missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Kashawn Charles Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Kejuan Clements missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 JaCobi Wood Defensive Rebound.
- P2 EJ Bellinger Turnover.
- P2 CJ Lane made Jumper. 77–48
- P2 Will Richard made Jumper. 79–48
- P2 Dan Luers made Jumper. 79–50
- P2 Foul on Dan Luers.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Will Richard made Jumper. Assisted by JaCobi Wood. 81–50
- P2 Kejuan Clements Turnover.
- P2 Tate Pierson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 EJ Bellinger Offensive Rebound.
- P2 EJ Bellinger made Layup. 83–50
- P2 Kashawn Charles made Three Point Jumper. 83–53
- P2 JaCobi Wood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Richard. 86–53
- P2 Kashawn Charles missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Will Richard Defensive Rebound.
- P2 EJ Bellinger made Layup. Assisted by Will Richard. 88–53
- P2 Micah Schnyders missed Layup.
- P2 Will Richard Block.
- P2 Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Kejuan Clements.
- P2 Kejuan Clements Turnover.
- P2 JaCobi Wood made Jumper. Assisted by Michael Shanks. 90–53
- P2 Foul on Micah Schnyders.
- P2 JaCobi Wood missed Free Throw.
- P2 Micah Schnyders Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Tate Pierson.
- P2 Dan Luers missed Jumper.
- P2 Will Richard Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Tate Pierson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Kejuan Clements Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Kashawn Charles made Three Point Jumper. 90–56
Box score
BEL
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick MuszynskiC | 22 | 9 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Will RichardG | 29 | 13 | 5-13 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Ben SheppardG | 23 | 15 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Grayson MurphyG | 23 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Michael ShanksF | 18 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JaCobi WoodG | 28 | 13 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| EJ BellingerG | 15 | 12 | 6-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tate PiersonG | 21 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Even BraunsF | |||||||||||||
| Frank JakubicekF | |||||||||||||
| Derek SabinF | |||||||||||||
| Caleb HollanderF | |||||||||||||
| Isaiah WalkerG |
EIU
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul BizimanaF | 35 | 20 | 8-13 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Sammy Friday IVF | 16 | 9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Kejuan ClementsG | 33 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Dan LuersG | 35 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Kashawn CharlesG | 34 | 17 | 6-14 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Charles Lane Jr.G | 23 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Micah SchnydersG | 24 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Rodolfo BolisF | |||||||||||||
| Barlow Alleruzzo IVF | |||||||||||||
| Jermaine HamlinF | |||||||||||||
| Chris RobinsonG | |||||||||||||
| Isaac MillerG | |||||||||||||
| Henry AbrahamG | |||||||||||||
| Elijah WoodG | |||||||||||||
| Myles BakerNA |
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