NJIT Highlanders @ Houston Christian Huskies
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NJIT11-11 | 21 | 36 | 57 |
| HCU7-14 | 24 | 42 | 66 |
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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Art Bernardi made Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Hill.
0–2 -
Pj Miller made Jumper.
2–2 -
Caleb Crayton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcel Smith.
2–5 -
Daquan Holiday made Layup. Assisted by Pj Miller.
4–5 -
Cody Joyce made Free Throw.
4–6 -
Marcel Smith made Layup.
4–8 -
Pj Miller made Jumper.
6–8 -
Art Bernardi made Jumper.
6–10 -
Ryan Woods made Three Point Jumper.
9–10 -
Chris Flores made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ky Howard.
12–10 -
Chris Flores made Jumper.
14–10 -
Art Bernardi made Layup. Assisted by James Harper.
14–12 -
Ky Howard made Jumper.
16–12 -
Pj Miller made Jumper.
18–12 -
Art Bernardi made Jumper. Assisted by Rob Lewis.
18–14 -
Sean McCarthy made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Woods.
20–14 -
Pj Miller made Free Throw.
21–14 -
Cody Joyce made Free Throw.
21–15 -
Cody Joyce made Free Throw.
21–16 -
Cody Joyce made Layup.
21–18 -
Cody Joyce made Layup.
21–20 -
Art Bernardi made Free Throw.
21–21 -
Art Bernardi made Free Throw.
21–22 -
Rob Lewis made Layup.
21–24 -
Art Bernardi made Layup. Assisted by Marcel Smith.
21–26 -
Daquan Holiday made Tip Shot.
23–26 -
Art Bernardi made Free Throw.
23–27 -
Art Bernardi made Free Throw.
23–28 -
Chris Flores made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Woods.
25–28 -
Marcel Smith made Free Throw.
25–29 -
Marcel Smith made Free Throw.
25–30 -
Chris Flores made Free Throw.
26–30 -
Art Bernardi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcel Smith.
26–33 -
Ryan Woods made Free Throw.
27–33 -
Ryan Woods made Free Throw.
28–33 -
Ryan Woods made Free Throw.
29–33 -
Ryan Woods made Layup.
31–33 -
Chris Flores made Layup.
33–33 -
Caleb Crayton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cody Joyce.
33–36 -
Caleb Crayton made Free Throw.
33–37 -
Caleb Crayton made Layup. Assisted by Marcel Smith.
33–39 -
Chris Flores made Free Throw.
34–39 -
Chris Flores made Free Throw.
35–39 -
Art Bernardi made Three Point Jumper.
35–42 -
Nigel Sydnor made Free Throw.
36–42 -
Nigel Sydnor made Free Throw.
37–42 -
Rob Lewis made Jumper.
37–44 -
Chris Flores made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Woods.
40–44 -
Pj Miller made Free Throw.
41–44 -
Pj Miller made Free Throw.
42–44 -
Rob Lewis made Jumper.
42–46 -
James Harper made Free Throw.
42–47 -
James Harper made Free Throw.
42–48 -
Cody Joyce made Layup. Assisted by Art Bernardi.
42–50 -
Pj Miller made Free Throw.
43–50 -
Pj Miller made Free Throw.
44–50 -
Caleb Crayton made Jumper. Assisted by Rob Lewis.
44–52 -
Chris Flores made Free Throw.
45–52 -
Chris Flores made Free Throw.
46–52 -
Rob Lewis made Layup.
46–54 -
Ryan Woods made Free Throw.
47–54 -
Ryan Woods made Free Throw.
48–54 -
Caleb Crayton made Free Throw.
48–55 -
Anthony Hill made Free Throw.
48–56 -
Nigel Sydnor made Jumper.
50–56 -
Dauson Womack made Free Throw.
50–57 -
Dauson Womack made Free Throw.
50–58 -
Pj Miller made Layup.
52–58 -
Art Bernardi made Free Throw.
52–59 -
Marcel Smith made Free Throw.
52–60 -
Marcel Smith made Free Throw.
52–61 -
Ky Howard made Layup.
54–61 -
Ky Howard made Free Throw.
55–61 -
Marcel Smith made Free Throw.
55–62 -
Marcel Smith made Free Throw.
55–63 -
Art Bernardi made Free Throw.
55–64 -
Dauson Womack made Dunk.
55–66 -
Ky Howard made Layup. Assisted by Chris Flores.
57–66
Play-by-play
- P1 Foul on Marcel Smith
- P1 Sean McCarthy missed Jumper.
- P1 Caleb Crayton Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Art Bernardi made Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Hill. 0–2
- P1 Pj Miller made Jumper. 2–2
- P1 Anthony Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Chris Flores Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ryan Woods missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Art Bernardi Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Marcel Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Chris Flores Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ryan Woods missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Sean McCarthy Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Sean McCarthy Turnover.
- P1 Art Bernardi missed Jumper.
- P1 N.J.I.T. Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Sean McCarthy Turnover.
- P1 Marcel Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Cody Joyce Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Houston Baptist Full Timeout.
- P1 Caleb Crayton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcel Smith. 2–5
- P1 Daquan Holiday made Layup. Assisted by Pj Miller. 4–5
- P1 Anthony Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Houston Baptist Offensive Reboun.
- P1 Official TV Timeout.
- P1 Foul on Ryan Woods
- P1 Cody Joyce missed Free Throw.
- P1 Cody Joyce made Free Throw. 4–6
- P1 Sean McCarthy Turnover.
- P1 Anthony Hill Steal.
- P1 Anthony Hill missed Layup.
- P1 Marcel Smith Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Marcel Smith made Layup. 4–8
- P1 Pj Miller made Jumper. 6–8
- P1 Art Bernardi Turnover.
- P1 Chris Flores Steal.
- P1 Chris Flores missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Marcel Smith Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Art Bernardi made Jumper. 6–10
- P1 Ryan Woods made Three Point Jumper. 9–10
- P1 Caleb Crayton Turnover.
- P1 Sean McCarthy Steal.
- P1 Odera Nweke Turnover.
- P1 Foul on Odera Nweke
- P1 Foul on Chris Flores
- P1 Caleb Crayton Turnover.
- P1 Chris Flores Steal.
- P1 Foul on Marcel Smith
- P1 Chris Flores made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ky Howard. 12–10
- P1 Art Bernardi missed Jumper.
- P1 Odera Nweke Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ky Howard Turnover.
- P1 Caleb Crayton missed Jumper.
- P1 Odera Nweke Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Quentin Bastian missed Jumper.
- P1 Art Bernardi Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Art Bernardi missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 N.J.I.T. Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Official TV Timeout.
- P1 Quentin Bastian Turnover.
- P1 Caleb Crayton missed Jumper.
- P1 N.J.I.T. Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ky Howard missed Jumper.
- P1 Art Bernardi Block.
- P1 Houston Baptist Defensive Reboun.
- P1 James Harper Turnover.
- P1 Foul on James Harper
- P1 Odera Nweke Turnover.
- P1 Anthony Hill missed Jumper.
- P1 Odera Nweke Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Chris Flores made Jumper. 14–10
- P1 James Harper missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Chris Flores Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Nigel Sydnor Turnover.
- P1 Foul on Nigel Sydnor
- P1 Art Bernardi made Layup. Assisted by James Harper. 14–12
- P1 Ky Howard made Jumper. 16–12
- P1 James Harper missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Odera Nweke Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ryan Woods missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 N.J.I.T. Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Official TV Timeout.
- P1 Pj Miller made Jumper. 18–12
- P1 Art Bernardi Turnover.
- P1 Chris Flores Steal.
- P1 Pj Miller missed Jumper.
- P1 James Harper Block.
- P1 Houston Baptist Defensive Reboun.
- P1 Art Bernardi made Jumper. Assisted by Rob Lewis. 18–14
- P1 Foul on Dewayne Bowden
- P1 Sean McCarthy missed Jumper.
- P1 Chris Flores Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Ryan Woods Turnover.
- P1 Dauson Womack missed Jumper.
- P1 Chris Flores Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Chris Flores missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Sean McCarthy Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Sean McCarthy made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Woods. 20–14
- P1 Dauson Womack Turnover.
- P1 Foul on Dauson Womack
- P1 Daquan Holiday missed Layup.
- P1 Cody Joyce Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Rob Lewis Turnover.
- P1 Chris Flores missed Jumper.
- P1 Pj Miller Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Cody Joyce
- P1 Pj Miller missed Free Throw.
- P1 Pj Miller made Free Throw. 21–14
- P1 Cody Joyce Turnover.
- P1 Official TV Timeout.
- P1 Ryan Woods missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Houston Baptist Defensive Reboun.
- P1 Cody Joyce made Free Throw. 21–15
- P1 Foul on Quentin Bastian
- P1 Cody Joyce made Free Throw. 21–16
- P1 Quentin Bastian missed Jumper.
- P1 N.J.I.T. Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Quentin Bastian missed Layup.
- P1 Art Bernardi Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Art Bernardi missed Jumper.
- P1 Cody Joyce Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Cody Joyce made Layup. 21–18
- P1 Pj Miller missed Jumper.
- P1 Art Bernardi Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Odera Nweke
- P1 Anthony Hill missed Jumper.
- P1 Sean McCarthy Block.
- P1 Ryan Woods Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Chris Flores missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Caleb Crayton Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Cody Joyce missed Layup.
- P1 Sean McCarthy Block.
- P1 Cody Joyce Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Cody Joyce made Layup. 21–20
- P1 N.J.I.T. Full Timeout.
- P1 Daquan Holiday Turnover.
- P1 Art Bernardi Steal.
- P1 Foul on Daquan Holiday
- P1 Art Bernardi made Free Throw. 21–21
- P1 Art Bernardi made Free Throw. 21–22
- P1 Chris Flores Turnover.
- P1 Rob Lewis Steal.
- P1 Rob Lewis made Layup. 21–24
- P2 Chris Flores Turnover.
- P2 Marcel Smith Steal.
- P2 Art Bernardi made Layup. Assisted by Marcel Smith. 21–26
- P2 Ryan Woods missed Jumper.
- P2 Art Bernardi Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Sean McCarthy
- P2 Art Bernardi missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 N.J.I.T. Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Sean McCarthy missed Layup.
- P2 Daquan Holiday Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Daquan Holiday made Tip Shot. 23–26
- P2 Caleb Crayton Turnover.
- P2 Chris Flores Steal.
- P2 Foul on Art Bernardi
- P2 Chris Flores Turnover.
- P2 Caleb Crayton Steal.
- P2 Marcel Smith Turnover.
- P2 Foul on Anthony Hill
- P2 Odera Nweke missed Jumper.
- P2 Art Bernardi Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Anthony Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Chris Flores Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Chris Flores Turnover.
- P2 Foul on Nigel Sydnor
- P2 Official TV Timeout.
- P2 Art Bernardi missed Jumper.
- P2 Odera Nweke Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Ryan Woods Turnover.
- P2 Foul on Ryan Woods
- P2 Foul on Odera Nweke
- P2 Art Bernardi made Free Throw. 23–27
- P2 Art Bernardi made Free Throw. 23–28
- P2 Foul on Caleb Crayton
- P2 Foul on Caleb Crayton
- P2 Chris Flores made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Woods. 25–28
- P2 Foul on Anthony Hill
- P2 Technical Foul on Daquan Holiday
- P2 Marcel Smith made Free Throw. 25–29
- P2 Marcel Smith made Free Throw. 25–30
- P2 Chris Flores made Free Throw. 26–30
- P2 Art Bernardi missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 N.J.I.T. Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Ky Howard missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Art Bernardi Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Art Bernardi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcel Smith. 26–33
- P2 Foul on Caleb Crayton
- P2 Ryan Woods made Free Throw. 27–33
- P2 Ryan Woods made Free Throw. 28–33
- P2 Ryan Woods made Free Throw. 29–33
- P2 Caleb Crayton missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ky Howard Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Chris Flores missed Jumper.
- P2 Ryan Woods Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Cody Joyce
- P2 Ryan Woods missed Free Throw.
- P2 Cody Joyce Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Sean McCarthy
- P2 Rob Lewis Turnover.
- P2 Chris Flores Steal.
- P2 Chris Flores missed Layup.
- P2 Ryan Woods Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Ryan Woods made Layup. 31–33
- P2 Rob Lewis Turnover.
- P2 Chris Flores Steal.
- P2 Chris Flores made Layup. 33–33
- P2 Houston Baptist Full Timeout.
- P2 Caleb Crayton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cody Joyce. 33–36
- P2 Ky Howard Turnover.
- P2 Official TV Timeout.
- P2 Foul on Sean McCarthy
- P2 Caleb Crayton missed Free Throw.
- P2 Caleb Crayton made Free Throw. 33–37
- P2 Chris Flores missed Jumper.
- P2 Art Bernardi Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Caleb Crayton made Layup. Assisted by Marcel Smith. 33–39
- P2 Foul on Art Bernardi
- P2 Chris Flores made Free Throw. 34–39
- P2 Chris Flores made Free Throw. 35–39
- P2 Art Bernardi missed Jumper.
- P2 Ryan Woods Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Ryan Woods missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Art Bernardi Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Art Bernardi made Three Point Jumper. 35–42
- P2 Chris Flores missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Nigel Sydnor Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Art Bernardi
- P2 Nigel Sydnor made Free Throw. 36–42
- P2 Nigel Sydnor made Free Throw. 37–42
- P2 Rob Lewis made Jumper. 37–44
- P2 Chris Flores made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Woods. 40–44
- P2 N.J.I.T. Full Timeout.
- P2 Marcel Smith missed Jumper.
- P2 Dauson Womack Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Rob Lewis missed Jumper.
- P2 Ky Howard Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Dauson Womack
- P2 Official TV Timeout.
- P2 Pj Miller made Free Throw. 41–44
- P2 Pj Miller made Free Throw. 42–44
- P2 Rob Lewis made Jumper. 42–46
- P2 Nigel Sydnor missed Layup.
- P2 Cody Joyce Block.
- P2 Nigel Sydnor Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Nigel Sydnor Turnover.
- P2 Dauson Womack Steal.
- P2 Foul on Ryan Woods
- P2 James Harper made Free Throw. 42–47
- P2 James Harper made Free Throw. 42–48
- P2 Foul on Cody Joyce
- P2 Ky Howard missed Free Throw.
- P2 Ky Howard missed Free Throw.
- P2 Art Bernardi Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Cody Joyce made Layup. Assisted by Art Bernardi. 42–50
- P2 Foul on Rob Lewis
- P2 Pj Miller made Free Throw. 43–50
- P2 Pj Miller made Free Throw. 44–50
- P2 Caleb Crayton made Jumper. Assisted by Rob Lewis. 44–52
- P2 Foul on Cody Joyce
- P2 Chris Flores made Free Throw. 45–52
- P2 Chris Flores made Free Throw. 46–52
- P2 Art Bernardi missed Jumper.
- P2 Chris Flores Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Ky Howard Turnover.
- P2 Dauson Womack Steal.
- P2 Rob Lewis made Layup. 46–54
- P2 Chris Flores missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ky Howard Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Ky Howard missed Layup.
- P2 N.J.I.T. Offensive Rebound.
- P2 N.J.I.T. Full Timeout.
- P2 Foul on Caleb Crayton
- P2 Ryan Woods made Free Throw. 47–54
- P2 Ryan Woods made Free Throw. 48–54
- P2 Houston Baptist Full Timeout.
- P2 Art Bernardi missed Jumper.
- P2 Daquan Holiday Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Pj Miller missed Jumper.
- P2 Daquan Holiday Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Ryan Woods missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Art Bernardi Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Marcel Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ryan Woods Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Chris Flores Turnover.
- P2 N.J.I.T. Full Timeout.
- P2 Foul on Ryan Woods
- P2 Caleb Crayton missed Free Throw.
- P2 Caleb Crayton made Free Throw. 48–55
- P2 Ryan Woods missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Dauson Womack Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Caleb Crayton missed Jumper.
- P2 Anthony Hill Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Ryan Woods
- P2 Anthony Hill missed Free Throw.
- P2 Anthony Hill made Free Throw. 48–56
- P2 Chris Flores Turnover.
- P2 Foul on Chris Flores
- P2 N.J.I.T. Full Timeout.
- P2 Art Bernardi Turnover.
- P2 Nigel Sydnor made Jumper. 50–56
- P2 Foul on Pj Miller
- P2 Dauson Womack made Free Throw. 50–57
- P2 Dauson Womack made Free Throw. 50–58
- P2 Pj Miller made Layup. 52–58
- P2 N.J.I.T. Full Timeout.
- P2 Foul on Odera Nweke
- P2 Art Bernardi made Free Throw. 52–59
- P2 Art Bernardi missed Free Throw.
- P2 Rob Lewis Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Pj Miller
- P2 Marcel Smith made Free Throw. 52–60
- P2 Marcel Smith made Free Throw. 52–61
- P2 Ky Howard made Layup. 54–61
- P2 Foul on Rob Lewis
- P2 Ky Howard made Free Throw. 55–61
- P2 Foul on Daquan Holiday
- P2 Marcel Smith made Free Throw. 55–62
- P2 Marcel Smith made Free Throw. 55–63
- P2 Pj Miller missed Jumper.
- P2 Art Bernardi Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Odera Nweke
- P2 Art Bernardi made Free Throw. 55–64
- P2 Art Bernardi missed Free Throw.
- P2 Dauson Womack Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Dauson Womack made Dunk. 55–66
- P2 Ky Howard made Layup. Assisted by Chris Flores. 57–66
- P2 End Game
Box score
NJIT
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daquan HolidayF | 22 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan WoodsG-F | 35 | 10 | 2-10 | 1-8 | 5-6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Sean McCarthyC | 16 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris FloresG | 39 | 17 | 5-14 | 2-7 | 5-5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Odera NwekeF | 22 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Quentin BastianF | 5 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nigel SydnorG | 12 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ky HowardG | 15 | 7 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| PJ MillerG | 34 | 13 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Terrence SmithF | |||||||||||||
| Mitch FarrellG |
HCU
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody JoyceF | 26 | 9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Art BernardiF | 37 | 22 | 7-17 | 2-5 | 6-8 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Caleb CraytonG | 30 | 12 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Marcel SmithG | 23 | 8 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 6-6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Anthony HillG | 33 | 1 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dauson WomackF | 17 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rob LewisG | 20 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| James HarperG | 10 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dewayne BowdenG | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus DavisG-F | |||||||||||||
| Spenser GalesC | |||||||||||||
| Lamar ThomasC | |||||||||||||
| Tyler RussellG | |||||||||||||
| Ronald MarchG | |||||||||||||
| Mike TurnerG | |||||||||||||
| Jonathan EvansG |
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