Alabama A&M Bulldogs @ Mercer Bears
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAMU2-5 | 15 | 31 | 46 |
| MER5-5 | 27 | 38 | 65 |
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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Daniel Coursey made Layup. Assisted by Jakob Gollon.
0–2 -
Demarquelle Tabb made Layup.
2–2 -
Travis Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jakob Gollon.
2–5 -
Demarquelle Tabb made Free Throw.
3–5 -
Demarquelle Tabb made Free Throw.
4–5 -
Jakob Gollon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Langston Hall.
4–8 -
Langston Hall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bud Thomas.
4–11 -
Monty Brown made Free Throw.
4–12 -
Monty Brown made Free Throw.
4–13 -
Demarquelle Tabb made Layup.
6–13 -
Monty Brown made Free Throw.
6–14 -
Monty Brown made Free Throw.
6–15 -
Daniel Coursey made Jumper.
6–17 -
Jose Long made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremy Crutcher.
9–17 -
T.J. Hallice made Free Throw.
9–18 -
Demarquelle Tabb made Jumper.
11–18 -
Brandon Ellis made Jumper. Assisted by Jeremy Crutcher.
13–18 -
Chris Smith made Layup. Assisted by Bud Thomas.
13–20 -
Bud Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Chris Smith.
13–22 -
Brandon Ellis made Jumper.
15–22 -
Daniel Coursey made Layup.
15–24 -
Bud Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Chris Smith.
15–26 -
Bud Thomas made Free Throw.
15–27 -
Daniel Coursey made Layup. Assisted by Bud Thomas.
15–29 -
Jeremy Crutcher made Jumper.
17–29 -
Jakob Gollon made Jumper. Assisted by Bud Thomas.
17–31 -
Green Hill made Three Point Jumper.
20–31 -
Daniel Coursey made Free Throw.
20–32 -
Daniel Coursey made Free Throw.
20–33 -
Bud Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Canevari.
20–35 -
Travis Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Langston Hall.
20–38 -
Jeremy Crutcher made Free Throw.
21–38 -
Jose Long made Jumper.
23–38 -
Anthony White made Free Throw.
23–39 -
Anthony White made Free Throw.
23–40 -
Langston Hall made Jumper.
23–42 -
Monty Brown made Free Throw.
23–43 -
Jeremy Crutcher made Jumper.
25–43 -
Travis Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Canevari.
25–45 -
Jeremy Crutcher made Jumper.
27–45 -
Daniel Coursey made Layup. Assisted by Bud Thomas.
27–47 -
Chris Smith made Layup. Assisted by Langston Hall.
27–49 -
Chris Smith made Dunk. Assisted by Bud Thomas.
27–51 -
Jeremy Crutcher made Free Throw.
28–51 -
Anthony White made Dunk. Assisted by T.J. Hallice.
28–53 -
Jeremy Crutcher made Three Point Jumper.
31–53 -
Daniel Coursey made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Canevari.
31–55 -
Jeremy Crutcher made Free Throw.
32–55 -
Darious Moten made Layup.
32–57 -
Darious Moten made Free Throw.
32–58 -
Brandon Ellis made Layup. Assisted by Jeremy Crutcher.
34–58 -
T.J. Hallice made Layup. Assisted by Anthony White.
34–60 -
Brandon Ellis made Free Throw.
35–60 -
Brandon Ellis made Free Throw.
36–60 -
Demarquelle Tabb made Free Throw.
37–60 -
Demarquelle Tabb made Free Throw.
38–60 -
Demarquelle Tabb made Jumper.
40–60 -
Jeremy Crutcher made Jumper.
42–60 -
T.J. Hallice made Free Throw.
42–61 -
Darious Moten made Free Throw.
42–62 -
Darious Moten made Free Throw.
42–63 -
Kevin Canevari made Free Throw.
42–64 -
Kevin Canevari made Free Throw.
42–65 -
Brandon Ellis made Layup.
44–65 -
Green Hill made Layup. Assisted by Jeremy Crutcher.
46–65
Play-by-play
- P1 Brandon Ellis missed Jumper.
- P1 Bud Thomas Block.
- P1 Daniel Coursey Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Daniel Coursey made Layup. Assisted by Jakob Gollon. 0–2
- P1 Demarquelle Tabb made Layup. 2–2
- P1 Travis Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jakob Gollon. 2–5
- P1 Foul on Daniel Coursey
- P1 Demarquelle Tabb made Free Throw. 3–5
- P1 Demarquelle Tabb made Free Throw. 4–5
- P1 Jakob Gollon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Langston Hall. 4–8
- P1 Brandon Ellis Turnover.
- P1 Travis Smith Steal.
- P1 Travis Smith missed Layup.
- P1 Demarquelle Tabb Block.
- P1 Mercer Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Langston Hall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bud Thomas. 4–11
- P1 Demarquelle Tabb missed Jumper.
- P1 Bud Thomas Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Justan Banks
- P1 Monty Brown made Free Throw. 4–12
- P1 Monty Brown made Free Throw. 4–13
- P1 Brandon Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Justan Banks Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Jeremy Crutcher missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Bud Thomas Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Daniel Coursey missed Jumper.
- P1 Justan Banks Block.
- P1 Demarquelle Tabb Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jeremy Crutcher missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Alabama A&M Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Official TV Timeout.
- P1 Green Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Jakob Gollon Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Bud Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Langston Hall Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Travis Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Jakob Gollon Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Bud Thomas Turnover.
- P1 Demarquelle Tabb missed Jumper.
- P1 Demarquelle Tabb Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Alabama A&M Full Timeout.
- P1 Demarquelle Tabb missed Layup.
- P1 Chris Smith Block.
- P1 Demarquelle Tabb Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Demarquelle Tabb made Layup. 6–13
- P1 Jakob Gollon missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Justan Banks Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Green Hill missed Layup.
- P1 Jakob Gollon Block.
- P1 Alabama A&M Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Arthur Capers missed Jumper.
- P1 Jibri Bryan Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Arthur Capers
- P1 Foul on Jose Long
- P1 Official TV Timeout.
- P1 Monty Brown made Free Throw. 6–14
- P1 Monty Brown made Free Throw. 6–15
- P1 Arthur Capers Turnover.
- P1 Monty Brown missed Jumper.
- P1 Arthur Capers Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Travis Smith
- P1 Demarquelle Tabb missed Jumper.
- P1 Monty Brown Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Langston Hall missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Arthur Capers Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Arthur Capers Turnover.
- P1 Foul on Arthur Capers
- P1 Jakob Gollon Turnover.
- P1 Foul on Jakob Gollon
- P1 Demarquelle Tabb missed Jumper.
- P1 Jose Long Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Jose Long Turnover.
- P1 Jibri Bryan Steal.
- P1 T.J. Hallice missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Daniel Coursey Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Daniel Coursey made Jumper. 6–17
- P1 Jose Long made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremy Crutcher. 9–17
- P1 Jibri Bryan missed Jumper.
- P1 Demarquelle Tabb Block.
- P1 Jibri Bryan Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Travis Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Kevin Canevari Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Demarquelle Tabb
- P1 Official TV Timeout.
- P1 T.J. Hallice made Free Throw. 9–18
- P1 T.J. Hallice missed Free Throw.
- P1 Jeremy Crutcher Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jeremy Crutcher missed Jumper.
- P1 Jakob Gollon Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jibri Bryan missed Jumper.
- P1 Alabama A&M Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jeremy Crutcher Turnover.
- P1 Foul on Jeremy Crutcher
- P1 Jakob Gollon Turnover.
- P1 Demarquelle Tabb Steal.
- P1 Green Hill Turnover.
- P1 Travis Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Green Hill Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Demarquelle Tabb made Jumper. 11–18
- P1 Tyler Davis Turnover.
- P1 Brandon Ellis made Jumper. Assisted by Jeremy Crutcher. 13–18
- P1 Bud Thomas missed Jumper.
- P1 Demarquelle Tabb Block.
- P1 Demarquelle Tabb Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Demarquelle Tabb Turnover.
- P1 T.J. Hallice Steal.
- P1 Brandon Ellis missed Jumper.
- P1 Travis Smith Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Bud Thomas missed Layup.
- P1 Jeremy Crutcher Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Brandon Ellis Turnover.
- P1 Official TV Timeout.
- P1 Chris Smith made Layup. Assisted by Bud Thomas. 13–20
- P1 Tyler Davis Turnover.
- P1 Chris Smith Steal.
- P1 Bud Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Chris Smith. 13–22
- P1 Alabama A&M Full Timeout.
- P1 Nicolas West missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Daniel Coursey Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Daniel Coursey Turnover.
- P1 Nicolas West Steal.
- P1 Jeremy Crutcher Turnover.
- P1 Kevin Canevari Steal.
- P1 Bud Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Daniel Coursey Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Daniel Coursey missed Jumper.
- P1 Demarquelle Tabb Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Brandon Ellis made Jumper. 15–22
- P1 Lawrence Brown missed Jumper.
- P1 Daniel Coursey Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Daniel Coursey made Layup. 15–24
- P1 David Basil Turnover.
- P1 Kevin Canevari Steal.
- P1 Chris Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Bud Thomas Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Bud Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Chris Smith. 15–26
- P1 Foul on Brandon Ellis
- P1 Bud Thomas made Free Throw. 15–27
- P1 Brandon Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Mercer Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Daniel Coursey made Layup. Assisted by Bud Thomas. 15–29
- P2 Jeremy Crutcher made Jumper. 17–29
- P2 Langston Hall missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Green Hill Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jeremy Crutcher missed Layup.
- P2 Daniel Coursey Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jakob Gollon made Jumper. Assisted by Bud Thomas. 17–31
- P2 Foul on Travis Smith
- P2 Green Hill made Three Point Jumper. 20–31
- P2 Foul on Justan Banks
- P2 Daniel Coursey made Free Throw. 20–32
- P2 Daniel Coursey made Free Throw. 20–33
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb missed Jumper.
- P2 Bud Thomas Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Kevin Canevari missed Layup.
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb Block.
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Green Hill Turnover.
- P2 Kevin Canevari Steal.
- P2 Bud Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Canevari. 20–35
- P2 Brandon Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Kevin Canevari
- P2 Official TV Timeout.
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb missed Jumper.
- P2 Jakob Gollon Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Travis Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Langston Hall. 20–38
- P2 Foul on Monty Brown
- P2 Jeremy Crutcher made Free Throw. 21–38
- P2 Jeremy Crutcher missed Free Throw.
- P2 Jose Long Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Jose Long made Jumper. 23–38
- P2 Monty Brown missed Layup.
- P2 Green Hill Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jose Long missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Jakob Gollon Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Jose Long
- P2 Anthony White made Free Throw. 23–39
- P2 Anthony White made Free Throw. 23–40
- P2 Jose Long missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb Turnover.
- P2 Langston Hall Steal.
- P2 Langston Hall made Jumper. 23–42
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb missed Jumper.
- P2 Langston Hall Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Anthony White missed Layup.
- P2 Jibri Bryan Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Arthur Capers
- P2 Monty Brown missed Free Throw.
- P2 Monty Brown made Free Throw. 23–43
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb missed Layup.
- P2 T.J. Hallice Block.
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Alabama A&M Turnover.
- P2 Bud Thomas missed Layup.
- P2 T.J. Hallice Offensive Rebound.
- P2 T.J. Hallice Turnover.
- P2 Jeremy Crutcher made Jumper. 25–43
- P2 Travis Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Canevari. 25–45
- P2 Tyler Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Travis Smith
- P2 Official TV Timeout.
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb missed Free Throw.
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb missed Free Throw.
- P2 T.J. Hallice Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Daniel Coursey missed Jumper.
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on T.J. Hallice
- P2 Jeremy Crutcher missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Bud Thomas Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Lawrence Brown missed Jumper.
- P2 Jeremy Crutcher Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jeremy Crutcher made Jumper. 27–45
- P2 Daniel Coursey made Layup. Assisted by Bud Thomas. 27–47
- P2 Jeremy Crutcher Turnover.
- P2 Langston Hall Steal.
- P2 Chris Smith made Layup. Assisted by Langston Hall. 27–49
- P2 Brandon Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Lawrence Brown Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Chris Smith Turnover.
- P2 Green Hill Turnover.
- P2 Chris Smith Steal.
- P2 Chris Smith made Dunk. Assisted by Bud Thomas. 27–51
- P2 Arthur Capers missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Bud Thomas Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Bud Thomas Turnover.
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb Steal.
- P2 Foul on Kevin Canevari
- P2 Official TV Timeout.
- P2 Jeremy Crutcher made Free Throw. 28–51
- P2 Jeremy Crutcher missed Free Throw.
- P2 Daniel Coursey Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Daniel Coursey missed Jumper.
- P2 Tyler Davis Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb missed Layup.
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb Turnover.
- P2 T.J. Hallice Steal.
- P2 Anthony White made Dunk. Assisted by T.J. Hallice. 28–53
- P2 Jeremy Crutcher made Three Point Jumper. 31–53
- P2 Daniel Coursey made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Canevari. 31–55
- P2 Foul on Kevin Canevari
- P2 Jeremy Crutcher made Free Throw. 32–55
- P2 Jeremy Crutcher missed Free Throw.
- P2 Jibri Bryan Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Kevin Canevari missed Jumper.
- P2 Darious Moten Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Darious Moten made Layup. 32–57
- P2 Foul on Arthur Capers
- P2 Darious Moten made Free Throw. 32–58
- P2 Brandon Ellis made Layup. Assisted by Jeremy Crutcher. 34–58
- P2 Foul on Jeremy Crutcher
- P2 T.J. Hallice made Layup. Assisted by Anthony White. 34–60
- P2 Foul on Jibri Bryan
- P2 Brandon Ellis made Free Throw. 35–60
- P2 Brandon Ellis made Free Throw. 36–60
- P2 Foul on Demarquelle Tabb
- P2 Jibri Bryan Turnover.
- P2 Foul on Jibri Bryan
- P2 Foul on Dylan Poston
- P2 Brandon Ellis missed Free Throw.
- P2 Brandon Ellis missed Free Throw.
- P2 Dylan Poston Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Official TV Timeout.
- P2 Chris Smith missed Jumper.
- P2 Brandon Ellis Block.
- P2 Mercer Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Darious Moten Turnover.
- P2 Foul on Darious Moten
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb made Free Throw. 37–60
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb made Free Throw. 38–60
- P2 Kevin Canevari Turnover.
- P2 Mercer Full Timeout.
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb made Jumper. 40–60
- P2 Anthony White missed Jumper.
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jeremy Crutcher made Jumper. 42–60
- P2 Kevin Canevari missed Layup.
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb Block.
- P2 Demarquelle Tabb Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jeremy Crutcher missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Chris Smith Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Jose Long
- P2 T.J. Hallice made Free Throw. 42–61
- P2 T.J. Hallice missed Free Throw.
- P2 Darious Moten Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Nicolas West
- P2 Darious Moten made Free Throw. 42–62
- P2 Darious Moten made Free Throw. 42–63
- P2 Jeremy Crutcher missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Darious Moten Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Green Hill
- P2 Kevin Canevari made Free Throw. 42–64
- P2 Kevin Canevari made Free Throw. 42–65
- P2 Brandon Ellis made Layup. 44–65
- P2 Jibri Bryan Turnover.
- P2 Jose Long Steal.
- P2 Green Hill made Layup. Assisted by Jeremy Crutcher. 46–65
- P2 End Game
Box score
AAMU
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justan BanksC | 14 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jeremy CrutcherG | 38 | 14 | 5-12 | 1-6 | 3-6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Brandon EllisG | 32 | 10 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Demarquelle TabbG | 36 | 12 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Green HillG | |||||||||||||
| Nicholas WestF | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arthur CapersF | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Justin WagnerG-F | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David BasilF-C | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler DavisG | 16 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin ColvinG | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose LongG | 17 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Green HillG | 27 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Anthony LanierF-C | |||||||||||||
| Baryn HoustonG |
MER
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel CourseyF | 19 | 14 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Bud ThomasF | 26 | 7 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Jakob GollonF | 23 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Langston HallG | 20 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Travis SmithG | 22 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| T.J. HalliceF | 18 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Darious MotenF | 5 | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Monty BrownC | 7 | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dylan PostonG | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anthony White Jr.G | 9 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence BrownG | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin CanevariG | 18 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Jibri BryanG | 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Chris SmithG | 14 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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