Colorado Buffaloes @ Arizona State Sun Devils
67–59Final · Feb 16, 2023
COLO 67 ASU 59 Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLO15-12 | 32 | 35 | 67 |
| ASU18-9 | 32 | 27 | 59 |
· Line: ASU -4 (O/U 139.5)
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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.
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Tristan da Silva made Jumper.
2–0 -
DJ Horne made Three Point Jumper.
2–3 -
Desmond Cambridge Jr. made Jumper.
2–5 -
DJ Horne made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devan Cambridge.
2–8 -
Luke O'Brien made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nique Clifford.
5–8 -
Devan Cambridge made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frankie Collins.
5–11 -
Tristan da Silva made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke O'Brien.
8–11 -
Desmond Cambridge Jr. made Jumper.
8–13 -
Tristan da Silva made Jumper.
10–13 -
DJ Horne made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Cambridge Jr..
10–16 -
Julian Hammond III made Layup. Assisted by Ethan Wright.
12–16 -
Julian Hammond III made Jumper.
14–16 -
Luther Muhammad made Jumper.
14–18 -
Luther Muhammad made Layup.
14–20 -
Ethan Wright made Layup. Assisted by KJ Simpson.
16–20 -
Javon Ruffin made Jumper.
18–20 -
Jamiya Neal made Layup.
18–22 -
KJ Simpson made Dunk.
20–22 -
Desmond Cambridge Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
20–25 -
Devan Cambridge made Layup.
20–27 -
Devan Cambridge made Free Throw.
20–28 -
KJ Simpson made Layup. Assisted by Julian Hammond III.
22–28 -
Jamiya Neal made Dunk.
22–30 -
Tristan da Silva made Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Wright.
24–30 -
Devan Cambridge made Jumper. Assisted by DJ Horne.
24–32 -
Tristan da Silva made Free Throw.
25–32 -
Tristan da Silva made Free Throw.
26–32 -
KJ Simpson made Layup.
28–32 -
KJ Simpson made Free Throw.
29–32 -
KJ Simpson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke O'Brien.
32–32 -
Warren Washington made Dunk. Assisted by DJ Horne.
32–34 -
Warren Washington made Jumper.
32–36 -
Nique Clifford made Layup. Assisted by Tristan da Silva.
34–36 -
Frankie Collins made Dunk. Assisted by Warren Washington.
34–38 -
Lawson Lovering made Layup.
36–38 -
Duke Brennan made Free Throw.
36–39 -
Duke Brennan made Free Throw.
36–40 -
Luke O'Brien made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Gabbidon.
39–40 -
Julian Hammond III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Gabbidon.
42–40 -
Luther Muhammad made Jumper. Assisted by Duke Brennan.
42–42 -
KJ Simpson made Layup. Assisted by Luke O'Brien.
44–42 -
Luther Muhammad made Jumper.
44–44 -
Luke O'Brien made Layup.
46–44 -
Luke O'Brien made Free Throw.
47–44 -
Warren Washington made Dunk. Assisted by Desmond Cambridge Jr..
47–46 -
Frankie Collins made Dunk.
47–48 -
Desmond Cambridge Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
47–51 -
Tristan da Silva made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KJ Simpson.
50–51 -
Desmond Cambridge Jr. made Jumper.
50–53 -
DJ Horne made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devan Cambridge.
50–56 -
Tristan da Silva made Layup.
52–56 -
Tristan da Silva made Free Throw.
53–56 -
Javon Ruffin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KJ Simpson.
56–56 -
Tristan da Silva made Free Throw.
57–56 -
Tristan da Silva made Free Throw.
58–56 -
DJ Horne made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frankie Collins.
58–59 -
Javon Ruffin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nique Clifford.
61–59 -
Tristan da Silva made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nique Clifford.
64–59 -
Tristan da Silva made Free Throw.
65–59 -
Javon Ruffin made Free Throw.
66–59 -
Javon Ruffin made Free Throw.
67–59
Play-by-play
- P1 Tristan da Silva made Jumper. 2–0
- P1 DJ Horne made Three Point Jumper. 2–3
- P1 Luke O'Brien missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Devan Cambridge Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Desmond Cambridge Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Arizona State Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Desmond Cambridge Jr. made Jumper. 2–5
- P1 Foul on Frankie Collins.
- P1 KJ Simpson missed Jumper.
- P1 Frankie Collins Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Frankie Collins missed Layup.
- P1 Lawson Lovering Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Nique Clifford Turnover.
- P1 DJ Horne Steal.
- P1 DJ Horne made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devan Cambridge. 2–8
- P1 Nique Clifford missed Jumper.
- P1 Warren Washington Defensive Rebound.
- P1 DJ Horne missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Tristan da Silva Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Luke O'Brien made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nique Clifford. 5–8
- P1 Devan Cambridge made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frankie Collins. 5–11
- P1 Tristan da Silva made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke O'Brien. 8–11
- P1 Devan Cambridge Turnover.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 KJ Simpson Turnover.
- P1 Desmond Cambridge Jr. made Jumper. 8–13
- P1 Tristan da Silva made Jumper. 10–13
- P1 DJ Horne missed Layup.
- P1 KJ Simpson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 KJ Simpson missed Layup.
- P1 Luke O'Brien Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Luke O'Brien missed Layup.
- P1 Desmond Cambridge Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P1 DJ Horne missed Jumper.
- P1 KJ Simpson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Tristan da Silva missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Devan Cambridge Defensive Rebound.
- P1 DJ Horne made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Cambridge Jr.. 10–16
- P1 KJ Simpson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Luke O'Brien Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Tristan da Silva Turnover.
- P1 Austin Nunez Steal.
- P1 Foul on Tristan da Silva.
- P1 Foul on Lawson Lovering.
- P1 Austin Nunez Turnover.
- P1 Julian Hammond III made Layup. Assisted by Ethan Wright. 12–16
- P1 Jamiya Neal missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Tristan da Silva Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Julian Hammond III made Jumper. 14–16
- P1 Luther Muhammad made Jumper. 14–18
- P1 Julian Hammond III Turnover.
- P1 Jamiya Neal Steal.
- P1 Austin Nunez missed Layup.
- P1 Ethan Wright Block.
- P1 Duke Brennan Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Luther Muhammad made Layup. 14–20
- P1 Foul on Austin Nunez.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Ethan Wright missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Jamiya Neal Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Frankie Collins missed Layup.
- P1 Ethan Wright Block.
- P1 Ethan Wright Defensive Rebound.
- P1 KJ Simpson missed Layup.
- P1 Colorado Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Ethan Wright made Layup. Assisted by KJ Simpson. 16–20
- P1 Luther Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Javon Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Javon Ruffin made Jumper. 18–20
- P1 Jamiya Neal made Layup. 18–22
- P1 KJ Simpson made Dunk. 20–22
- P1 Lawson Lovering Block.
- P1 Javon Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Lawson Lovering.
- P1 Lawson Lovering Turnover.
- P1 DJ Horne Turnover.
- P1 Tristan da Silva Steal.
- P1 Tristan da Silva missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Desmond Cambridge Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Frankie Collins.
- P1 Frankie Collins Turnover.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Nique Clifford missed Jumper.
- P1 DJ Horne Defensive Rebound.
- P1 DJ Horne missed Jumper.
- P1 Warren Washington Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Desmond Cambridge Jr. made Three Point Jumper. 20–25
- P1 Javon Ruffin missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Desmond Cambridge Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Warren Washington missed Jumper.
- P1 Devan Cambridge Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Devan Cambridge made Layup. 20–27
- P1 Foul on Tristan da Silva.
- P1 Devan Cambridge made Free Throw. 20–28
- P1 Foul on Austin Nunez.
- P1 KJ Simpson made Layup. Assisted by Julian Hammond III. 22–28
- P1 Desmond Cambridge Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Luke O'Brien Defensive Rebound.
- P1 KJ Simpson Turnover.
- P1 Jamiya Neal missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Nique Clifford Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Nique Clifford Turnover.
- P1 Jamiya Neal Steal.
- P1 Jamiya Neal made Dunk. 22–30
- P1 Julian Hammond III missed Layup.
- P1 Warren Washington Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Devan Cambridge missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Nique Clifford Defensive Rebound.
- P1 KJ Simpson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Luke O'Brien Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Devan Cambridge.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 KJ Simpson missed Jumper.
- P1 KJ Simpson Offensive Rebound.
- P1 KJ Simpson Turnover.
- P1 DJ Horne missed Jumper.
- P1 Jamiya Neal Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Devan Cambridge Turnover.
- P1 Javon Ruffin Steal.
- P1 Tristan da Silva made Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Wright. 24–30
- P1 Devan Cambridge made Jumper. Assisted by DJ Horne. 24–32
- P1 Foul on Devan Cambridge.
- P1 Tristan da Silva made Free Throw. 25–32
- P1 Tristan da Silva made Free Throw. 26–32
- P1 Alonzo Gaffney missed Jumper.
- P1 Ethan Wright Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ethan Wright missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Luther Muhammad Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on KJ Simpson.
- P1 Desmond Cambridge Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 KJ Simpson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 KJ Simpson made Layup. 28–32
- P1 Foul on Duke Brennan.
- P1 KJ Simpson made Free Throw. 29–32
- P1 Jamiya Neal missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Duke Brennan Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Lawson Lovering.
- P1 Duke Brennan missed Free Throw.
- P1 Arizona State Deadball Team Rebound.
- P1 Duke Brennan missed Free Throw.
- P1 Javon Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Colorado Timeout
- P1 KJ Simpson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke O'Brien. 32–32
- P2 Tristan da Silva missed Jumper.
- P2 DJ Horne Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Warren Washington made Dunk. Assisted by DJ Horne. 32–34
- P2 KJ Simpson missed Jumper.
- P2 Devan Cambridge Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Desmond Cambridge Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 KJ Simpson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 KJ Simpson Turnover.
- P2 Desmond Cambridge Jr. Steal.
- P2 DJ Horne missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Nique Clifford Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Tristan da Silva Turnover.
- P2 Warren Washington made Jumper. 32–36
- P2 Tristan da Silva missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Frankie Collins Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Warren Washington Turnover.
- P2 Tristan da Silva Steal.
- P2 Nique Clifford made Layup. Assisted by Tristan da Silva. 34–36
- P2 Frankie Collins made Dunk. Assisted by Warren Washington. 34–38
- P2 Foul on Warren Washington.
- P2 Tristan da Silva missed Layup.
- P2 Lawson Lovering Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Lawson Lovering made Layup. 36–38
- P2 Foul on Nique Clifford.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Duke Brennan made Free Throw. 36–39
- P2 Duke Brennan made Free Throw. 36–40
- P2 Tristan da Silva Turnover.
- P2 Frankie Collins Steal.
- P2 Frankie Collins Turnover.
- P2 Luke O'Brien made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Gabbidon. 39–40
- P2 Desmond Cambridge Jr. missed Jumper.
- P2 Duke Brennan Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Desmond Cambridge Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Luke O'Brien Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on DJ Horne.
- P2 Julian Hammond III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Gabbidon. 42–40
- P2 Luther Muhammad made Jumper. Assisted by Duke Brennan. 42–42
- P2 KJ Simpson made Layup. Assisted by Luke O'Brien. 44–42
- P2 DJ Horne missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Devan Cambridge Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Luther Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Luke O'Brien Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Tristan da Silva Turnover.
- P2 Luther Muhammad made Jumper. 44–44
- P2 Luke O'Brien made Layup. 46–44
- P2 Foul on Duke Brennan.
- P2 Luke O'Brien made Free Throw. 47–44
- P2 Warren Washington missed Layup.
- P2 Ethan Wright Block.
- P2 Warren Washington Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Luther Muhammad missed Jumper.
- P2 Julian Hammond III Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Tristan da Silva missed Dunk.
- P2 Jalen Gabbidon Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Ethan Wright missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Lawson Lovering Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Ethan Wright missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Arizona State Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jamiya Neal missed Layup.
- P2 Colorado Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Luke O'Brien missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Alonzo Gaffney Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Warren Washington made Dunk. Assisted by Desmond Cambridge Jr.. 47–46
- P2 Julian Hammond III Turnover.
- P2 Frankie Collins Steal.
- P2 Frankie Collins made Dunk. 47–48
- P2 Foul on Alonzo Gaffney.
- P2 KJ Simpson missed Jumper.
- P2 Jamiya Neal Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Desmond Cambridge Jr. made Three Point Jumper. 47–51
- P2 Tristan da Silva missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Foul on Luke O'Brien.
- P2 Frankie Collins Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jamiya Neal missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Colorado Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Nique Clifford missed Layup.
- P2 Warren Washington Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Desmond Cambridge Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Alonzo Gaffney Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on KJ Simpson.
- P2 Jamiya Neal missed Jumper.
- P2 Luke O'Brien Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Luke O'Brien Turnover.
- P2 Jamiya Neal Steal.
- P2 Jamiya Neal Turnover.
- P2 Tristan da Silva made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KJ Simpson. 50–51
- P2 Desmond Cambridge Jr. made Jumper. 50–53
- P2 Foul on Frankie Collins.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 KJ Simpson missed Layup.
- P2 Desmond Cambridge Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Austin Nunez missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Javon Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Luke O'Brien missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 DJ Horne Defensive Rebound.
- P2 DJ Horne made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devan Cambridge. 50–56
- P2 Foul on Austin Nunez.
- P2 Tristan da Silva made Layup. 52–56
- P2 Foul on Desmond Cambridge Jr..
- P2 Tristan da Silva made Free Throw. 53–56
- P2 Desmond Cambridge Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Javon Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Javon Ruffin missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Desmond Cambridge Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Devan Cambridge missed Jumper.
- P2 KJ Simpson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Javon Ruffin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KJ Simpson. 56–56
- P2 Desmond Cambridge Jr. missed Jumper.
- P2 Luke O'Brien Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Luke O'Brien missed Dunk.
- P2 Desmond Cambridge Jr. Block.
- P2 Tristan da Silva Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Desmond Cambridge Jr..
- P2 Tristan da Silva made Free Throw. 57–56
- P2 Tristan da Silva made Free Throw. 58–56
- P2 DJ Horne made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frankie Collins. 58–59
- P2 Javon Ruffin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nique Clifford. 61–59
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Foul on KJ Simpson.
- P2 Alonzo Gaffney missed Jumper.
- P2 Nique Clifford Defensive Rebound.
- P2 KJ Simpson missed Layup.
- P2 Frankie Collins Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Frankie Collins missed Layup.
- P2 Colorado Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Tristan da Silva Turnover.
- P2 DJ Horne missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Luke O'Brien Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Colorado Timeout
- P2 KJ Simpson missed Layup.
- P2 Tristan da Silva Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Tristan da Silva made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nique Clifford. 64–59
- P2 Desmond Cambridge Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Luke O'Brien Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Devan Cambridge.
- P2 Tristan da Silva made Free Throw. 65–59
- P2 Tristan da Silva missed Free Throw.
- P2 DJ Horne Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Desmond Cambridge Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Javon Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on DJ Horne.
- P2 Javon Ruffin made Free Throw. 66–59
- P2 Javon Ruffin made Free Throw. 67–59
- P2 Colorado Timeout
- P2 Frankie Collins missed Layup.
- P2 Javon Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
Box score
COLO
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan da SilvaF | 34 | 23 | 7-14 | 3-7 | 6-7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Luke O'BrienF | 36 | 9 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Lawson LoveringC | 20 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Nique CliffordG | 22 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| KJ SimpsonG | 35 | 12 | 5-16 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Javon RuffinG | 20 | 10 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Julian Hammond IIIG | 12 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ethan WrightG | 11 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jalen GabbidonG | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody MainsF | |||||||||||||
| Harrison CarringtonF | |||||||||||||
| Greg GerhardtC | |||||||||||||
| Joe HurlburtG | |||||||||||||
| Ethan JohnsonG | |||||||||||||
| RJ SmithG | |||||||||||||
| Amondo Miller Jr.G | |||||||||||||
| J'Vonne HadleyG | |||||||||||||
| Quincy AllenG |
ASU
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren WashingtonF | 23 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Devan CambridgeF | 28 | 8 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Frankie CollinsG | 21 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| DJ HorneG | 29 | 15 | 5-13 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Desmond Cambridge Jr.G | 31 | 12 | 5-16 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Duke BrennanF | 12 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Alonzo GaffneyF | 16 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jamiya NealG | 15 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Austin NunezG | 14 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Luther MuhammadG | 11 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Enoch BoakyeF | |||||||||||||
| John OlmstedF | |||||||||||||
| Marcus BagleyF | |||||||||||||
| Jeffrey Grace IIIG | |||||||||||||
| Malcolm FlaggsG | |||||||||||||
| Jordan WilliamsG | |||||||||||||
| Bobby HurleyG | |||||||||||||
| Cade RonzoneG | |||||||||||||
| Austin RonzoneG | |||||||||||||
| Micah BurnoG |
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