South Carolina Upstate Spartans @ Ball State Cardinals
58–75Final · Nov 21, 2023
UPST 58 BALL 75 Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPST2-4 | 25 | 33 | 58 |
| BALL4-1 | 32 | 43 | 75 |
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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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Justin Bailey made Jumper.
2–0 -
Ben Hendriks made Layup. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.
2–2 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
2–4 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
2–5 -
Ben Hendriks made Layup.
2–7 -
Jordyn Surratt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ahmir Langlais.
5–7 -
Basheer Jihad made Layup.
5–9 -
Ben Hendriks made Dunk.
5–11 -
Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.
5–14 -
Davion Bailey made Jumper.
5–16 -
Trent Middleton made Jumper.
5–18 -
Trent Middleton made Free Throw.
5–19 -
Ahmir Langlais made Jumper. Assisted by Trae Broadnax.
7–19 -
Trae Broadnax made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Breazeale.
9–19 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Davion Bailey.
9–21 -
Trae Broadnax made Layup.
11–21 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Davion Bailey.
11–23 -
Miguel Ayesa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trae Broadnax.
14–23 -
Trent Middleton made Jumper.
14–25 -
Justin Bailey made Jumper.
16–25 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
16–26 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
16–27 -
Trae Broadnax made Jumper.
18–27 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper.
18–29 -
Ahmir Langlais made Layup.
20–29 -
Justin Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Floyd Rideau Jr..
23–29 -
Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper.
23–32 -
Ahmir Langlais made Layup. Assisted by Trae Broadnax.
25–32 -
Nick Alves made Dunk.
27–32 -
Trae Broadnax made Layup.
29–32 -
Justin Bailey made Free Throw.
30–32 -
Justin Bailey made Free Throw.
31–32 -
Basheer Jihad made Layup. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
31–34 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper.
31–36 -
Justin Bailey made Jumper.
33–36 -
Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
33–39 -
Jalin Anderson made Layup. Assisted by Mickey Pearson Jr..
33–41 -
Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.
33–42 -
Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.
33–43 -
Ahmir Langlais made Layup.
35–43 -
Ahmir Langlais made Free Throw.
36–43 -
Floyd Rideau Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Trae Broadnax.
38–43 -
Jalin Anderson made Layup.
38–45 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Basheer Jihad.
38–47 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper.
38–51 -
Trae Broadnax made Jumper.
40–51 -
Nick Alves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Floyd Rideau Jr..
43–51 -
Jordyn Surratt made Layup. Assisted by Nick Alves.
45–51 -
Trae Broadnax made Jumper.
47–51 -
Basheer Jihad made Layup.
47–53 -
Justin Bailey made Free Throw.
48–53 -
Justin Bailey made Free Throw.
49–53 -
Jalin Anderson made Dunk.
49–57 -
Mason Jones made Free Throw.
49–58 -
Mason Jones made Free Throw.
49–59 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
49–62 -
Jalen Breazeale made Three Point Jumper.
52–62 -
Ben Hendriks made Free Throw.
52–63 -
Jalen Breazeale made Jumper.
54–63 -
Basheer Jihad made Layup. Assisted by Jalin Anderson.
54–65 -
Trae Broadnax made Layup.
56–65 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Mason Jones.
56–67 -
Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
56–68 -
Basheer Jihad made Free Throw.
56–69 -
Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.
56–70 -
Jalin Anderson made Free Throw.
56–71 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
56–72 -
Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
56–73 -
Patrick Iriel made Dunk. Assisted by Eduardo Placer.
58–73
Play-by-play
- P1 Justin Bailey made Jumper. 2–0
- P1 Jalin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Jordyn Surratt Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Nick Alves.
- P1 Nick Alves Turnover.
- P1 Ben Hendriks made Layup. Assisted by Basheer Jihad. 2–2
- P1 Ahmir Langlais missed Layup.
- P1 Ben Hendriks Block.
- P1 Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Jalin Anderson. 2–4
- P1 Foul on Nick Alves.
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 2–5
- P1 Foul on Jalin Anderson.
- P1 Jordyn Surratt missed Layup.
- P1 Ben Hendriks Block.
- P1 South Carolina Upstate Offensive Rebound.
- P1 South Carolina Upstate Turnover.
- P1 Foul on Basheer Jihad.
- P1 Basheer Jihad Turnover.
- P1 Justin Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ahmir Langlais Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Ahmir Langlais missed Layup.
- P1 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jalin Anderson missed Layup.
- P1 Ben Hendriks Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Ben Hendriks made Layup. 2–7
- P1 Jordyn Surratt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ahmir Langlais. 5–7
- P1 Basheer Jihad made Layup. 5–9
- P1 Floyd Rideau Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ball State Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Davion Bailey missed Jumper.
- P1 Ben Hendriks Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Ahmir Langlais.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Basheer Jihad missed Layup.
- P1 Ben Hendriks Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Ben Hendriks made Dunk. 5–11
- P1 Foul on Floyd Rideau Jr..
- P1 Floyd Rideau Jr. Turnover.
- P1 Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Basheer Jihad. 5–14
- P1 South Carolina Upstate Turnover.
- P1 Mason Jones Turnover.
- P1 Floyd Rideau Jr. Steal.
- P1 Foul on Trent Middleton.
- P1 Jorge Ochoa Turnover.
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. Steal.
- P1 Davion Bailey made Jumper. 5–16
- P1 Jalen Breazeale missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Trent Middleton made Jumper. 5–18
- P1 South Carolina Upstate Timeout
- P1 Foul on Jalin Anderson.
- P1 Trae Broadnax missed Jumper.
- P1 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Justin Bailey Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Justin Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Basheer Jihad missed Jumper.
- P1 Ahmir Langlais Block.
- P1 Trent Middleton Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Jalen Breazeale.
- P1 Trent Middleton missed Free Throw.
- P1 Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.
- P1 Trent Middleton made Free Throw. 5–19
- P1 Ahmir Langlais made Jumper. Assisted by Trae Broadnax. 7–19
- P1 Davion Bailey missed Jumper.
- P1 Justin Bailey Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Trae Broadnax made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Breazeale. 9–19
- P1 Ball State Turnover.
- P1 Justin Bailey missed Jumper.
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ben Hendriks Block.
- P1 Trent Middleton missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Justin Bailey Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Davion Bailey.
- P1 Eduardo Placer missed
- P1 Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Davion Bailey. 9–21
- P1 Foul on Mickey Pearson Jr..
- P1 Trae Broadnax Turnover.
- P1 Mason Jones Steal.
- P1 Foul on Eduardo Placer.
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Justin Bailey Block.
- P1 Davion Bailey Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Davion Bailey missed Layup.
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Layup.
- P1 Ahmir Langlais Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Eduardo Placer missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ben Hendriks Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ahmir Langlais Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Trae Broadnax made Layup. 11–21
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Davion Bailey. 11–23
- P1 Ahmir Langlais missed Jumper.
- P1 Ben Hendriks Block.
- P1 Micah Bell Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Micah Bell missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Trae Broadnax Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Miguel Ayesa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trae Broadnax. 14–23
- P1 Micah Bell Turnover.
- P1 Trae Broadnax Steal.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Jalen Breazeale missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ball State Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Jumper.
- P1 Trae Broadnax Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jordyn Surratt missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ball State Timeout
- P1 Trent Middleton made Jumper. 14–25
- P1 Justin Bailey made Jumper. 16–25
- P1 Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 South Carolina Upstate Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Trae Broadnax missed Jumper.
- P1 Ball State Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Jordyn Surratt.
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 16–26
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 16–27
- P1 Trae Broadnax made Jumper. 18–27
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper. 18–29
- P1 Jalen Breazeale missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Basheer Jihad Turnover.
- P1 Official TV Timeout
- P1 Floyd Rideau Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Basheer Jihad missed Layup.
- P1 Ahmir Langlais Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Trae Broadnax missed Layup.
- P1 Ahmir Langlais Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Ahmir Langlais missed Layup.
- P1 Ahmir Langlais Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Ahmir Langlais made Layup. 20–29
- P1 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Layup.
- P1 Floyd Rideau Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Justin Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Floyd Rideau Jr.. 23–29
- P1 Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. 23–32
- P1 Ahmir Langlais made Layup. Assisted by Trae Broadnax. 25–32
- P2 Jalin Anderson Turnover.
- P2 Nick Alves Steal.
- P2 Nick Alves made Dunk. 27–32
- P2 Ben Hendriks Turnover.
- P2 Ahmir Langlais Steal.
- P2 Trae Broadnax made Layup. 29–32
- P2 Foul on Ben Hendriks.
- P2 Ben Hendriks Turnover.
- P2 Foul on Basheer Jihad.
- P2 Justin Bailey made Free Throw. 30–32
- P2 Justin Bailey made Free Throw. 31–32
- P2 Basheer Jihad made Layup. Assisted by Jalin Anderson. 31–34
- P2 Justin Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Jordyn Surratt.
- P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper. 31–36
- P2 Justin Bailey made Jumper. 33–36
- P2 Davion Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson. 33–39
- P2 Justin Bailey Turnover.
- P2 Basheer Jihad Steal.
- P2 Jalin Anderson made Layup. Assisted by Mickey Pearson Jr.. 33–41
- P2 Ahmir Langlais missed Layup.
- P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Justin Bailey.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Jalin Anderson made Free Throw. 33–42
- P2 Jalin Anderson made Free Throw. 33–43
- P2 Foul on Basheer Jihad.
- P2 Justin Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ahmir Langlais Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Ahmir Langlais made Layup. 35–43
- P2 Foul on Mason Jones.
- P2 Ahmir Langlais made Free Throw. 36–43
- P2 Mason Jones Turnover.
- P2 Trae Broadnax Steal.
- P2 Floyd Rideau Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Trae Broadnax. 38–43
- P2 Jalin Anderson made Layup. 38–45
- P2 Ahmir Langlais missed Layup.
- P2 Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Basheer Jihad. 38–47
- P2 Miguel Ayesa missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Basheer Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Miguel Ayesa Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Floyd Rideau Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Jalin Anderson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.
- P2 South Carolina Upstate Timeout
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Floyd Rideau Jr. missed Jumper.
- P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper. 38–51
- P2 Trae Broadnax made Jumper. 40–51
- P2 Jalin Anderson missed Jumper.
- P2 Jordyn Surratt Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Nick Alves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Floyd Rideau Jr.. 43–51
- P2 Foul on Floyd Rideau Jr..
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Foul on Trae Broadnax.
- P2 Mason Jones missed Jumper.
- P2 South Carolina Upstate Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jordyn Surratt made Layup. Assisted by Nick Alves. 45–51
- P2 Foul on Nick Alves.
- P2 Jalin Anderson Turnover.
- P2 Jordyn Surratt Steal.
- P2 Foul on Trent Middleton.
- P2 Trae Broadnax made Jumper. 47–51
- P2 Basheer Jihad made Layup. 47–53
- P2 Foul on Mason Jones.
- P2 Foul on Mason Jones.
- P2 Justin Bailey missed Free Throw.
- P2 South Carolina Upstate Deadball Team Rebound.
- P2 Justin Bailey made Free Throw. 48–53
- P2 Justin Bailey made Free Throw. 49–53
- P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. missed Jumper.
- P2 Jordyn Surratt Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Floyd Rideau Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Floyd Rideau Jr. Turnover.
- P2 Jalin Anderson Steal.
- P2 Jalin Anderson made Dunk. 49–57
- P2 Trae Broadnax missed Jumper.
- P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Mason Jones missed Jumper.
- P2 Jordyn Surratt Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Basheer Jihad.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Jordyn Surratt missed Free Throw.
- P2 Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Trae Broadnax.
- P2 Davion Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ben Hendriks Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Jalin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ahmir Langlais Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Trae Broadnax Turnover.
- P2 Davion Bailey Steal.
- P2 Jalin Anderson missed Layup.
- P2 Ahmir Langlais Block.
- P2 Ball State Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Miguel Ayesa.
- P2 Mason Jones made Free Throw. 49–58
- P2 Mason Jones made Free Throw. 49–59
- P2 Trae Broadnax Turnover.
- P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Anderson. 49–62
- P2 Jalen Breazeale made Three Point Jumper. 52–62
- P2 Davion Bailey missed Jumper.
- P2 Jalin Anderson Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Ahmir Langlais.
- P2 Official TV Timeout
- P2 Ben Hendriks made Free Throw. 52–63
- P2 Ben Hendriks missed Free Throw.
- P2 Mason Jones Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Jalin Anderson missed Jumper.
- P2 Jordyn Surratt Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jalen Breazeale made Jumper. 54–63
- P2 South Carolina Upstate Timeout
- P2 Basheer Jihad made Layup. Assisted by Jalin Anderson. 54–65
- P2 Justin Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Mason Jones Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Ahmir Langlais.
- P2 Basheer Jihad missed Free Throw.
- P2 Trae Broadnax Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Trae Broadnax made Layup. 56–65
- P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Mason Jones. 56–67
- P2 Jalen Breazeale missed Jumper.
- P2 Basheer Jihad Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Jalen Breazeale.
- P2 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 56–68
- P2 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 56–69
- P2 Miguel Ayesa missed Jumper.
- P2 Davion Bailey Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Trae Broadnax.
- P2 Jalin Anderson made Free Throw. 56–70
- P2 Jalin Anderson made Free Throw. 56–71
- P2 Justin Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ball State Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Ahmir Langlais.
- P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 56–72
- P2 Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. 56–73
- P2 Patrick Iriel made Dunk. Assisted by Eduardo Placer. 58–73
Box score
UPST
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmir LanglaisF | 31 | 9 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Jordyn SurrattF | 25 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Justin BaileyG | 34 | 13 | 4-11 | 1-7 | 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Nick AlvesG | 13 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Trae BroadnaxG | 33 | 14 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Patrick IrielF | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge OchoaF | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie PlacerG | 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jalen BreazealeG | 18 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Floyd Rideau Jr.G | 17 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Miguel AyesaG | 18 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacquez DashF | |||||||||||||
| Dave Dickerson IIIF | |||||||||||||
| CJ RichG | |||||||||||||
| Andrew McConnellG | |||||||||||||
| Thomas SheidaG |
BALL
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basheer JihadF | 29 | 12 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Mickey Pearson Jr.F | 37 | 24 | 9-14 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Ben HendriksC | 16 | 7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Jalin AndersonPG | 25 | 10 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Davion BaileyG | 36 | 11 | 4-12 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Mason JonesF | 30 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Zane DoughtyC | 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trent Middleton Jr.G | 13 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jurica ZagorsakG | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah BellG | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joey BrownG | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy AdamsG | |||||||||||||
| Jack FutaG | |||||||||||||
| Ethan Brittain-WattsG |
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