Samford Bulldogs @ Chattanooga Mocs
60–65Final · Jan 15, 2011
SAM 60 UTC 65 Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAM10-7 | 25 | 35 | 60 |
| UTC10-8 | 30 | 35 | 65 |
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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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Jeremy Saffore made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Chris Early.
0–2 -
Omar Wattad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keegan Bell.
0–5 -
Chris Early made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keegan Bell.
0–8 -
Omar Wattad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keegan Bell.
0–11 -
Chris Early made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Keegan Bell.
0–13 -
Josh Davis made Free Throw.
1–13 -
Josh Davis made Free Throw.
2–13 -
Jeffrey Merritt made Two Point Jumper.
4–13 -
John Peterson made Two Point Layup.
6–13 -
Josh Bedwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gaby Bermudez.
9–13 -
Keegan Bell made Two Point Layup.
9–15 -
Ricky Taylor made Two Point Layup.
9–17 -
Ricky Taylor made Free Throw.
9–18 -
Josh Bedwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andy King.
12–18 -
Ricky Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Watson.
12–21 -
Jeffrey Merritt made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Gaby Bermudez.
14–21 -
Sam Watson made Two Point Layup.
14–23 -
Chris Early made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Taylor.
14–26 -
Josh Bedwell made Three Point Jumper.
17–26 -
Josh Bedwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gaby Bermudez.
20–26 -
Ricky Taylor made Two Point Layup.
20–28 -
Jeffrey Merritt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andy King.
23–28 -
Chris Early made Free Throw.
23–29 -
Chris Early made Free Throw.
23–30 -
Gaby Bermudez made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Andy King.
25–30 -
Josh Bedwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeffrey Merritt.
28–30 -
Josh Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gaby Bermudez.
31–30 -
Ricky Taylor made Three Point Jumper.
31–33 -
Drew Windler made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Davis.
33–33 -
Keegan Bell made Three Point Jumper.
33–36 -
Chris Early made Free Throw.
33–37 -
Chris Early made Free Throw.
33–38 -
Jeffrey Merritt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Bedwell.
36–38 -
Omar Wattad made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Keegan Bell.
36–40 -
Josh Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeffrey Merritt.
39–40 -
Omar Wattad made Three Point Jumper.
39–43 -
Kaylin Johnson made Two Point Layup. Assisted by John Peterson.
41–43 -
Jahmal Burroughs made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Keegan Bell.
41–45 -
John Peterson made Free Throw.
42–45 -
John Peterson made Free Throw.
43–45 -
Andy King made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Peterson.
46–45 -
Omar Wattad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jahmal Burroughs.
46–48 -
Ricky Taylor made Free Throw.
46–49 -
Josh Bedwell made Two Point Layup.
48–49 -
Keegan Bell made Two Point Layup.
48–51 -
Josh Bedwell made Free Throw.
49–51 -
Josh Bedwell made Free Throw.
50–51 -
Omar Wattad made Three Point Jumper.
50–54 -
Andy King made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gaby Bermudez.
53–54 -
Chris Early made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Taylor.
53–57 -
Keegan Bell made Free Throw.
53–58 -
Keegan Bell made Free Throw.
53–59 -
Josh Bedwell made Free Throw.
54–59 -
Josh Bedwell made Free Throw.
55–59 -
Ricky Taylor made Free Throw.
55–60 -
Ricky Taylor made Free Throw.
55–61 -
Chris Early made Free Throw.
55–62 -
Chris Early made Free Throw.
55–63 -
Andy King made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeffrey Merritt.
58–63 -
Josh Davis made Free Throw.
59–63 -
Josh Davis made Free Throw.
60–63 -
Ricky Taylor made Free Throw.
60–64 -
Ricky Taylor made Free Throw.
60–65
Play-by-play
- P1 Ricky Taylor Turnover.
- P1 Josh Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Omar Wattad Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jeremy Saffore made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Chris Early. 0–2
- P1 Gaby Bermudez missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Chris Early Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ricky Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Jeffrey Merritt Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Drew Windler missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ricky Taylor Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Omar Wattad missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Chris Early Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Chris Early missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Chris Early Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Omar Wattad missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Chris Early Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Jeremy Saffore missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Drew Windler Block.
- P1 Jeffrey Merritt Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jeffrey Merritt missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Josh Davis Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Josh Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Jeremy Saffore Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Omar Wattad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keegan Bell. 0–5
- P1 Foul on Josh Davis
- P1 Josh Davis Turnover.
- P1 Jeremy Saffore missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Jeffrey Merritt Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jeffrey Merritt Turnover.
- P1 Jeremy Saffore Steal.
- P1 Chris Early made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keegan Bell. 0–8
- P1 Samford 30 Second Timeout.
- P1 Josh Davis Turnover.
- P1 Official TV Timeout.
- P1 Omar Wattad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keegan Bell. 0–11
- P1 Foul on DeAntre Jefferson
- P1 Andy King missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ricky Taylor Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ricky Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Samford Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Josh Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Troy Cage Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Chris Early made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Keegan Bell. 0–13
- P1 Josh Davis made Free Throw. 1–13
- P1 Foul on DeAntre Jefferson
- P1 Josh Davis made Free Throw. 2–13
- P1 Omar Wattad missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Chris Early Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Omar Wattad missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Jeffrey Merritt Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jeffrey Merritt made Two Point Jumper. 4–13
- P1 Troy Cage missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Omar Wattad Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Omar Wattad missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Gregg Wooten Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Andy King missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Jeffrey Merritt Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Kaylin Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Jahmal Burroughs Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Troy Cage missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 John Peterson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Gregg Wooten missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 John Peterson Offensive Rebound.
- P1 John Peterson made Two Point Layup. 6–13
- P1 Keegan Bell missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Gregg Wooten Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Andy King missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Omar Wattad Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on John Peterson
- P1 Official TV Timeout.
- P1 Chris Early missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Gregg Wooten Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Sam Watson
- P1 Josh Bedwell missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Dontay Hampton Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ricky Taylor missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Josh Bedwell Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Sam Watson
- P1 Josh Bedwell missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Troy Cage Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Drew Windler
- P1 Ricky Taylor missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Josh Bedwell Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Official TV Timeout.
- P1 Josh Bedwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gaby Bermudez. 9–13
- P1 Dontay Hampton missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Samford Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Gaby Bermudez Turnover.
- P1 Chris Early Steal.
- P1 Keegan Bell made Two Point Layup. 9–15
- P1 John Peterson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ricky Taylor Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Chris Early missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Josh Davis Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Drew Windler missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ricky Taylor Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ricky Taylor made Two Point Layup. 9–17
- P1 Foul on Drew Windler
- P1 Ricky Taylor made Free Throw. 9–18
- P1 Gaby Bermudez Turnover.
- P1 Samford 30 Second Timeout.
- P1 Omar Wattad missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Jeffrey Merritt Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Josh Bedwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andy King. 12–18
- P1 Ricky Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Watson. 12–21
- P1 Jeffrey Merritt made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Gaby Bermudez. 14–21
- P1 Keegan Bell missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Sam Watson Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Sam Watson made Two Point Layup. 14–23
- P1 Foul on Gaby Bermudez
- P1 Gaby Bermudez Turnover.
- P1 Official TV Timeout.
- P1 Chris Early made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Taylor. 14–26
- P1 Josh Bedwell made Three Point Jumper. 17–26
- P1 Chris Early missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Omar Wattad Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Omar Wattad missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Josh Davis Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Josh Bedwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gaby Bermudez. 20–26
- P1 Omar Wattad Turnover.
- P1 Andy King Turnover.
- P1 Keegan Bell Steal.
- P1 Ricky Taylor made Two Point Layup. 20–28
- P1 Jeffrey Merritt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andy King. 23–28
- P1 Sam Watson missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Jeffrey Merritt Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jeffrey Merritt Turnover.
- P1 Foul on Ricky Taylor
- P1 Ricky Taylor Turnover.
- P1 Gaby Bermudez Turnover.
- P1 Omar Wattad Steal.
- P1 Chattanooga 30 Second Timeout.
- P1 Chris Early made Free Throw. 23–29
- P1 Foul on Matthew Friday
- P1 Chris Early made Free Throw. 23–30
- P1 Gaby Bermudez made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Andy King. 25–30
- P2 Josh Bedwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeffrey Merritt. 28–30
- P2 Keegan Bell Turnover.
- P2 Josh Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gaby Bermudez. 31–30
- P2 Omar Wattad missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Josh Davis Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Josh Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ricky Taylor Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Ricky Taylor made Three Point Jumper. 31–33
- P2 Chattanooga 30 Second Timeout.
- P2 Drew Windler made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Davis. 33–33
- P2 Keegan Bell missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Drew Windler Block.
- P2 Jeffrey Merritt Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jeffrey Merritt Turnover.
- P2 Keegan Bell made Three Point Jumper. 33–36
- P2 Josh Bedwell missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Jeremy Saffore Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Drew Windler
- P2 Chris Early made Free Throw. 33–37
- P2 Chris Early made Free Throw. 33–38
- P2 Jeffrey Merritt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Bedwell. 36–38
- P2 Ricky Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Josh Bedwell Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jeffrey Merritt missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Chris Early Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Keegan Bell missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 DeAntre Jefferson Offensive Rebound.
- P2 DeAntre Jefferson missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Josh Davis Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Andy King
- P2 Andy King Turnover.
- P2 Official TV Timeout.
- P2 Omar Wattad made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Keegan Bell. 36–40
- P2 Josh Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeffrey Merritt. 39–40
- P2 Keegan Bell missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Gaby Bermudez Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Andy King Turnover.
- P2 Omar Wattad made Three Point Jumper. 39–43
- P2 Andy King missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ricky Taylor Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Ricky Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Josh Bedwell Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jeffrey Merritt missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Chris Early Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Chris Early Turnover.
- P2 Kaylin Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Jeremy Saffore Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Omar Wattad missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Kaylin Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Jahmal Burroughs
- P2 Gregg Wooten missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Troy Cage Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jeremy Saffore Turnover.
- P2 Kaylin Johnson made Two Point Layup. Assisted by John Peterson. 41–43
- P2 Official TV Timeout.
- P2 Jahmal Burroughs made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Keegan Bell. 41–45
- P2 Foul on Omar Wattad
- P2 John Peterson made Free Throw. 42–45
- P2 John Peterson made Free Throw. 43–45
- P2 Keegan Bell missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 DeAntre Jefferson Offensive Rebound.
- P2 DeAntre Jefferson missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Chattanooga Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Ricky Taylor missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Gregg Wooten Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jeffrey Merritt missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ricky Taylor Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Chris Early missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Keegan Bell Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Ricky Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ricky Taylor Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Omar Wattad missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 John Peterson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 John Peterson Turnover.
- P2 Keegan Bell Turnover.
- P2 Gregg Wooten Steal.
- P2 Andy King made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Peterson. 46–45
- P2 Omar Wattad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jahmal Burroughs. 46–48
- P2 Gregg Wooten missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 DeAntre Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Omar Wattad missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Kaylin Johnson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Ricky Taylor
- P2 Jeffrey Merritt missed Free Throw.
- P2 Jeffrey Merritt missed Free Throw.
- P2 Ricky Taylor Turnover.
- P2 Andy King missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ricky Taylor Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Gregg Wooten
- P2 Official TV Timeout.
- P2 Foul on Gregg Wooten
- P2 Ricky Taylor missed Free Throw.
- P2 Ricky Taylor made Free Throw. 46–49
- P2 Foul on Jahmal Burroughs
- P2 Foul on Ricky Taylor
- P2 Josh Bedwell made Two Point Layup. 48–49
- P2 Ricky Taylor missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Josh Davis Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jeffrey Merritt Turnover.
- P2 Keegan Bell made Two Point Layup. 48–51
- P2 Josh Bedwell missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Omar Wattad Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Chris Early missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Keegan Bell Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Keegan Bell Turnover.
- P2 Jeffrey Merritt Steal.
- P2 Josh Davis Turnover.
- P2 Samford Full Timeout.
- P2 Keegan Bell missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Josh Davis Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on DeAntre Jefferson
- P2 Josh Bedwell made Free Throw. 49–51
- P2 Josh Bedwell made Free Throw. 50–51
- P2 Omar Wattad made Three Point Jumper. 50–54
- P2 Foul on Chris Early
- P2 Official TV Timeout.
- P2 Jeffrey Merritt missed Free Throw.
- P2 Jeffrey Merritt missed Free Throw.
- P2 Jeffrey Merritt Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Andy King made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gaby Bermudez. 53–54
- P2 Chris Early made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Taylor. 53–57
- P2 Chattanooga 30 Second Timeout.
- P2 Jeffrey Merritt missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ricky Taylor Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Andy King
- P2 Foul on Josh Bedwell
- P2 Foul on Josh Bedwell
- P2 Keegan Bell made Free Throw. 53–58
- P2 Keegan Bell made Free Throw. 53–59
- P2 Foul on Omar Wattad
- P2 Josh Bedwell made Free Throw. 54–59
- P2 Josh Bedwell made Free Throw. 55–59
- P2 Foul on Jeffrey Merritt
- P2 Ricky Taylor made Free Throw. 55–60
- P2 Ricky Taylor made Free Throw. 55–61
- P2 Chattanooga Full Timeout.
- P2 Josh Bedwell missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Chris Early Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Jeffrey Merritt
- P2 Chris Early made Free Throw. 55–62
- P2 Chris Early made Free Throw. 55–63
- P2 Andy King made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeffrey Merritt. 58–63
- P2 Samford 30 Second Timeout.
- P2 Foul on Josh Davis
- P2 Omar Wattad missed Free Throw.
- P2 Omar Wattad missed Free Throw.
- P2 Jeffrey Merritt Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Gregg Wooten missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Josh Davis Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Omar Wattad
- P2 Josh Davis made Free Throw. 59–63
- P2 Josh Davis made Free Throw. 60–63
- P2 Foul on Kaylin Johnson
- P2 Ricky Taylor made Free Throw. 60–64
- P2 Ricky Taylor made Free Throw. 60–65
- P2 Jeffrey Merritt missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ricky Taylor Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Keegan Bell Turnover.
- P2 Andy King Steal.
- P2 End Game
Box score
SAM
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew WindlerF | 13 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Josh DavisG | 34 | 10 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Jeffrey MerrittG | 34 | 10 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Josh BedwellG | 28 | 21 | 6-11 | 5-10 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Gaby BermudezG | 27 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John PetersonF | 11 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Matthew FridayC | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy KingC | 26 | 9 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gregg WootenG | 13 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Kaylin JohnsonG | 14 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Levi BarnesC | |||||||||||||
| Will CookG |
UTC
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris EarlyF | 31 | 17 | 4-10 | 3-6 | 6-6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Jeremy SafforeC | 18 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ricky TaylorG | 33 | 16 | 4-13 | 2-7 | 6-7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| Omar WattadG | 37 | 17 | 6-17 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Keegan BellG | 38 | 9 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam WatsonF | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jahmal BurroughsF | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| DeAntre JeffersonC | 17 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dontay HamptonG | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Troy CageG | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Josh OdemG | |||||||||||||
| Jeff SmithG |
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