Villanova Wildcats @ Marquette Golden Eagles
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| VILL18-9 | 33 | 34 | 67 |
| MARQ22-7 | 33 | 47 | 80 |
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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Shane Clark made Two Point Layup.
2–0 -
Lazar Hayward made Two Point Layup.
2–2 -
Mike Nardi made Two Point Layup.
4–2 -
Jerel McNeal made Two Point Jumper.
4–4 -
Curtis Sumpter made Two Point Jumper.
6–4 -
Scottie Reynolds made Two Point Layup.
8–4 -
Lazar Hayward made Free Throw.
8–5 -
Lazar Hayward made Free Throw.
8–6 -
Jerel McNeal made Two Point Layup.
8–8 -
Curtis Sumpter made Free Throw.
9–8 -
Curtis Sumpter made Free Throw.
10–8 -
Lazar Hayward made Two Point Layup.
10–10 -
Wesley Matthews made Free Throw.
10–11 -
Wesley Matthews made Free Throw.
10–12 -
Scottie Reynolds made Three Point Jumper.
13–12 -
Scottie Reynolds made Three Point Jumper.
16–12 -
Dante Cunningham made Two Point Layup.
18–12 -
Dominic James made Two Point Layup.
18–14 -
Scottie Reynolds made Three Point Jumper.
21–14 -
Scottie Reynolds made Two Point Layup.
23–14 -
David Cubillan made Three Point Jumper.
23–17 -
Scottie Reynolds made Three Point Jumper.
26–17 -
Dominic James made Free Throw.
26–18 -
Dominic James made Free Throw.
26–19 -
Dante Cunningham made Two Point Jumper.
28–19 -
Lazar Hayward made Three Point Jumper.
28–22 -
Lazar Hayward made Free Throw.
28–23 -
Lazar Hayward made Free Throw.
28–24 -
Lazar Hayward made Free Throw.
28–25 -
Lazar Hayward made Free Throw.
28–26 -
Bilal Benn made Free Throw.
29–26 -
Wesley Matthews made Free Throw.
29–27 -
Wesley Matthews made Free Throw.
29–28 -
Curtis Sumpter made Free Throw.
30–28 -
Wesley Matthews made Two Point Layup.
30–30 -
Shane Clark made Three Point Jumper.
33–30 -
Dan Fitzgerald made Free Throw.
33–31 -
Dan Fitzgerald made Free Throw.
33–32 -
Dan Fitzgerald made Free Throw.
33–33 -
Curtis Sumpter made Free Throw.
34–33 -
Curtis Sumpter made Two Point Layup.
36–33 -
Dominic James made Two Point Layup.
36–35 -
Lazar Hayward made Three Point Jumper.
36–38 -
Scottie Reynolds made Three Point Jumper.
39–38 -
Jerel McNeal made Three Point Jumper.
39–41 -
Will Sheridan made Two Point Jumper.
41–41 -
David Cubillan made Three Point Jumper.
41–44 -
Dante Cunningham made Free Throw.
42–44 -
Jerel McNeal made Two Point Layup.
42–46 -
Dante Cunningham made Free Throw.
43–46 -
Dante Cunningham made Free Throw.
44–46 -
Ousmane Barro made Two Point Layup.
44–48 -
Dominic James made Three Point Jumper.
44–51 -
Lazar Hayward made Two Point Layup.
44–53 -
Curtis Sumpter made Two Point Layup.
46–53 -
Curtis Sumpter made Free Throw.
47–53 -
Jerel McNeal made Two Point Jumper.
47–55 -
Will Sheridan made Free Throw.
48–55 -
Will Sheridan made Free Throw.
49–55 -
Scottie Reynolds made Free Throw.
50–55 -
Scottie Reynolds made Free Throw.
51–55 -
Dominic James made Two Point Layup.
51–57 -
Wesley Matthews made Two Point Layup.
51–59 -
Wesley Matthews made Free Throw.
51–60 -
Wesley Matthews made Free Throw.
51–61 -
Dante Cunningham made Free Throw.
52–61 -
Dominic James made Three Point Jumper.
52–64 -
Curtis Sumpter made Free Throw.
53–64 -
Curtis Sumpter made Free Throw.
54–64 -
Wesley Matthews made Free Throw.
54–65 -
Wesley Matthews made Free Throw.
54–66 -
Scottie Reynolds made Free Throw.
55–66 -
Scottie Reynolds made Free Throw.
56–66 -
Mike Nardi made Three Point Jumper.
59–66 -
Jerel McNeal made Two Point Layup.
59–68 -
Mike Nardi made Three Point Jumper.
62–68 -
Wesley Matthews made Free Throw.
62–69 -
Wesley Matthews made Free Throw.
62–70 -
Mike Nardi made Free Throw.
63–70 -
Mike Nardi made Free Throw.
64–70 -
Dominic James made Free Throw.
64–71 -
Dominic James made Free Throw.
64–72 -
Jerel McNeal made Free Throw.
64–73 -
Jerel McNeal made Free Throw.
64–74 -
Curtis Sumpter made Free Throw.
65–74 -
Wesley Matthews made Free Throw.
65–75 -
Wesley Matthews made Free Throw.
65–76 -
Scottie Reynolds made Free Throw.
66–76 -
Scottie Reynolds made Free Throw.
67–76 -
David Cubillan made Free Throw.
67–77 -
David Cubillan made Free Throw.
67–78 -
Dominic James made Free Throw.
67–79 -
Dominic James made Free Throw.
67–80
Play-by-play
- P1 Scottie Reynolds missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Shane Clark Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Shane Clark made Two Point Layup. 2–0
- P1 Foul on Mike Nardi
- P1 Lazar Hayward made Two Point Layup. 2–2
- P1 Foul on Ousmane Barro
- P1 Mike Nardi made Two Point Layup. 4–2
- P1 Jerel McNeal made Two Point Jumper. 4–4
- P1 Curtis Sumpter made Two Point Jumper. 6–4
- P1 Scottie Reynolds made Two Point Layup. 8–4
- P1 Scottie Reynolds missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Villanova Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Mike Nardi missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Lazar Hayward Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Dominic James missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Jerel McNeal Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Will Sheridan
- P1 Lazar Hayward made Free Throw. 8–5
- P1 Lazar Hayward made Free Throw. 8–6
- P1 Dante Cunningham missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Wesley Matthews Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jerel McNeal made Two Point Layup. 8–8
- P1 Foul on Lazar Hayward
- P1 Official TV Timeout.
- P1 Curtis Sumpter made Free Throw. 9–8
- P1 Curtis Sumpter made Free Throw. 10–8
- P1 Lazar Hayward made Two Point Layup. 10–10
- P1 Villanova Full Timeout.
- P1 Foul on Shane Clark
- P1 Wesley Matthews made Free Throw. 10–11
- P1 Wesley Matthews made Free Throw. 10–12
- P1 Scottie Reynolds made Three Point Jumper. 13–12
- P1 Jerel McNeal missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Reggie Redding Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Marquette Full Timeout.
- P1 Curtis Sumpter missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Marquette Defensive Rebound.
- P1 David Cubillan missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Dante Cunningham Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Scottie Reynolds made Three Point Jumper. 16–12
- P1 Jerel McNeal missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Mike Nardi Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Dante Cunningham made Two Point Layup. 18–12
- P1 Dominic James made Two Point Layup. 18–14
- P1 Foul on Dominic James
- P1 Official TV Timeout.
- P1 Scottie Reynolds made Three Point Jumper. 21–14
- P1 Dominic James missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Villanova Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Scottie Reynolds made Two Point Layup. 23–14
- P1 David Cubillan made Three Point Jumper. 23–17
- P1 Foul on Dan Fitzgerald
- P1 Foul on Jerel McNeal
- P1 Shane Clark missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Curtis Sumpter Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Scottie Reynolds made Three Point Jumper. 26–17
- P1 David Cubillan missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Curtis Sumpter Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Curtis Sumpter
- P1 Foul on Scottie Reynolds
- P1 Dan Fitzgerald missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Ousmane Barro Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Mike Nardi missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Marquette Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Curtis Sumpter
- P1 Foul on Dante Cunningham
- P1 Dominic James made Free Throw. 26–18
- P1 Dominic James made Free Throw. 26–19
- P1 Will Sheridan missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Shane Clark Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Mike Nardi missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Dante Cunningham Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Dante Cunningham missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Shane Clark Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Shane Clark missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Villanova Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Ousmane Barro
- P1 Dante Cunningham made Two Point Jumper. 28–19
- P1 Will Sheridan missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Mike Kinsella Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Lazar Hayward made Three Point Jumper. 28–22
- P1 Dante Cunningham missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Jerel McNeal Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jerel McNeal missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Scottie Reynolds Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on David Cubillan
- P1 Scottie Reynolds missed Free Throw.
- P1 Lazar Hayward Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Dante Cunningham
- P1 Lazar Hayward missed Free Throw.
- P1 Lazar Hayward made Free Throw. 28–23
- P1 Scottie Reynolds missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Jerel McNeal Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jerel McNeal missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Mike Nardi Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Lazar Hayward made Free Throw. 28–24
- P1 Foul on Shane Clark
- P1 Lazar Hayward made Free Throw. 28–25
- P1 Scottie Reynolds missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Foul on Will Sheridan
- P1 Lazar Hayward missed Free Throw.
- P1 Lazar Hayward made Free Throw. 28–26
- P1 Foul on Dwight Burke
- P1 Official TV Timeout.
- P1 Bilal Benn made Free Throw. 29–26
- P1 Bilal Benn missed Free Throw.
- P1 Villanova Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Dominic James missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Will Sheridan Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Jamil Lott
- P1 Will Sheridan missed Free Throw.
- P1 Wesley Matthews Defensive Rebound.
- P1 David Cubillan missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Shane Clark Offensive Rebound.
- P1 David Cubillan missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Wesley Matthews Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Wesley Matthews made Free Throw. 29–27
- P1 Wesley Matthews made Free Throw. 29–28
- P1 Scottie Reynolds missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Curtis Sumpter Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Dwight Burke
- P1 Curtis Sumpter missed Free Throw.
- P1 Curtis Sumpter made Free Throw. 30–28
- P1 Wesley Matthews missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Wesley Matthews Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Wesley Matthews made Two Point Layup. 30–30
- P1 Foul on Lazar Hayward
- P1 Shane Clark made Three Point Jumper. 33–30
- P1 Foul on Shane Clark
- P1 Dan Fitzgerald made Free Throw. 33–31
- P1 Dan Fitzgerald made Free Throw. 33–32
- P1 Dan Fitzgerald made Free Throw. 33–33
- P1 Curtis Sumpter missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Dwight Burke Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Dominic James missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Jerel McNeal Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Jerel McNeal missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Curtis Sumpter Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Shane Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Villanova Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Lazar Hayward
- P2 Curtis Sumpter missed Free Throw.
- P2 Curtis Sumpter made Free Throw. 34–33
- P2 Jerel McNeal missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Shane Clark Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Curtis Sumpter made Two Point Layup. 36–33
- P2 Dominic James missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Dominic James Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Dominic James made Two Point Layup. 36–35
- P2 Curtis Sumpter missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Dominic James Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Lazar Hayward made Three Point Jumper. 36–38
- P2 Curtis Sumpter missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Jerel McNeal Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Dominic James missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Wesley Matthews Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Lazar Hayward missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Mike Nardi Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Scottie Reynolds made Three Point Jumper. 39–38
- P2 Wesley Matthews missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Will Sheridan Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Scottie Reynolds missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Jerel McNeal Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Will Sheridan
- P2 Wesley Matthews missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Lazar Hayward Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Jerel McNeal made Three Point Jumper. 39–41
- P2 Foul on David Cubillan
- P2 Will Sheridan made Two Point Jumper. 41–41
- P2 Jerel McNeal missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Lazar Hayward Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Lazar Hayward missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Reggie Redding Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Will Sheridan missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Will Sheridan Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Scottie Reynolds
- P2 Official TV Timeout.
- P2 David Cubillan made Three Point Jumper. 41–44
- P2 Foul on Dan Fitzgerald
- P2 Dante Cunningham made Free Throw. 42–44
- P2 Dante Cunningham missed Free Throw.
- P2 Bilal Benn Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Jerel McNeal
- P2 Foul on Curtis Sumpter
- P2 Jerel McNeal made Two Point Layup. 42–46
- P2 Foul on Wesley Matthews
- P2 Dante Cunningham made Free Throw. 43–46
- P2 Dante Cunningham made Free Throw. 44–46
- P2 Foul on Bilal Benn
- P2 Jerel McNeal missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Bilal Benn Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Reggie Redding missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Reggie Redding Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Scottie Reynolds missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Bilal Benn Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Dominic James missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Ousmane Barro Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Ousmane Barro made Two Point Layup. 44–48
- P2 Foul on Scottie Reynolds
- P2 Official TV Timeout.
- P2 Dominic James made Three Point Jumper. 44–51
- P2 Foul on Dante Cunningham
- P2 Lazar Hayward made Two Point Layup. 44–53
- P2 Villanova Full Timeout.
- P2 Curtis Sumpter made Two Point Layup. 46–53
- P2 Foul on Ousmane Barro
- P2 Curtis Sumpter made Free Throw. 47–53
- P2 Reggie Redding missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ousmane Barro Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jerel McNeal made Two Point Jumper. 47–55
- P2 Foul on Dominic James
- P2 Reggie Redding missed Free Throw.
- P2 Ousmane Barro Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Ousmane Barro
- P2 Will Sheridan made Free Throw. 48–55
- P2 Will Sheridan made Free Throw. 49–55
- P2 Dominic James missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Dwight Burke Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Curtis Sumpter
- P2 Official TV Timeout.
- P2 Dwight Burke missed Free Throw.
- P2 Dwight Burke missed Free Throw.
- P2 Reggie Redding Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Dwight Burke
- P2 Scottie Reynolds made Free Throw. 50–55
- P2 Scottie Reynolds made Free Throw. 51–55
- P2 Dominic James made Two Point Layup. 51–57
- P2 Wesley Matthews made Two Point Layup. 51–59
- P2 Villanova Full Timeout.
- P2 Foul on Scottie Reynolds
- P2 Wesley Matthews made Free Throw. 51–60
- P2 Wesley Matthews made Free Throw. 51–61
- P2 Foul on Dwight Burke
- P2 Dante Cunningham missed Free Throw.
- P2 Dante Cunningham made Free Throw. 52–61
- P2 Jerel McNeal missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Dwight Burke Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Dwight Burke missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- P2 Marquette Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Dominic James made Three Point Jumper. 52–64
- P2 Foul on Lazar Hayward
- P2 Curtis Sumpter made Free Throw. 53–64
- P2 Curtis Sumpter made Free Throw. 54–64
- P2 Foul on Dante Cunningham
- P2 Wesley Matthews made Free Throw. 54–65
- P2 Wesley Matthews made Free Throw. 54–66
- P2 Foul on Dominic James
- P2 Scottie Reynolds made Free Throw. 55–66
- P2 Scottie Reynolds made Free Throw. 56–66
- P2 Foul on Dominic James
- P2 Mike Nardi made Three Point Jumper. 59–66
- P2 Official TV Timeout.
- P2 Jerel McNeal made Two Point Layup. 59–68
- P2 Mike Nardi made Three Point Jumper. 62–68
- P2 Villanova Full Timeout.
- P2 Foul on Reggie Redding
- P2 Wesley Matthews made Free Throw. 62–69
- P2 Wesley Matthews made Free Throw. 62–70
- P2 Foul on Lazar Hayward
- P2 Marquette Full Timeout.
- P2 Mike Nardi made Free Throw. 63–70
- P2 Mike Nardi made Free Throw. 64–70
- P2 Curtis Sumpter missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Wesley Matthews Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Mike Nardi
- P2 Dominic James made Free Throw. 64–71
- P2 Dominic James made Free Throw. 64–72
- P2 Shane Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Jerel McNeal Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Reggie Redding
- P2 Jerel McNeal made Free Throw. 64–73
- P2 Jerel McNeal made Free Throw. 64–74
- P2 Reggie Redding missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Curtis Sumpter Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Jerel McNeal
- P2 Curtis Sumpter made Free Throw. 65–74
- P2 Curtis Sumpter missed Free Throw.
- P2 Wesley Matthews Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Shane Clark
- P2 Wesley Matthews made Free Throw. 65–75
- P2 Wesley Matthews made Free Throw. 65–76
- P2 Foul on Jerel McNeal
- P2 Villanova Full Timeout.
- P2 Scottie Reynolds made Free Throw. 66–76
- P2 Scottie Reynolds made Free Throw. 67–76
- P2 Foul on Bilal Benn
- P2 David Cubillan made Free Throw. 67–77
- P2 David Cubillan made Free Throw. 67–78
- P2 Scottie Reynolds missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Dominic James Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Shane Clark
- P2 Dominic James made Free Throw. 67–79
- P2 Dominic James made Free Throw. 67–80
- P2 Reggie Redding missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 David Cubillan Defensive Rebound.
- P2 End Game
Box score
VILL
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane ClarkF | 32 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Will SheridanF | 19 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Curtis SumpterF | 27 | 14 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 8-11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Scottie ReynoldsG | 37 | 25 | 7-15 | 5-10 | 6-7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike NardiG | 22 | 10 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Dante CunninghamF | 20 | 8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Bilal BennG-F | 13 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Reggie ReddingG | 30 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Frank TchuisiF | |||||||||||||
| Dwayne AndersonG-F | |||||||||||||
| Casiem DrummondC | |||||||||||||
| Ross CondonG |
MARQ
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lazar HaywardF | 28 | 18 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 6-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Ousmane BarroF | 27 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jerel McNealG | 32 | 15 | 6-15 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Dominic JamesG | 35 | 18 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 6-6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Wesley MatthewsG | |||||||||||||
| Jamil LottF | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight BurkeF | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Dan FitzgeraldF | 9 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike KinsellaC | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David CubillanG | 29 | 8 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wesley MatthewsG | 27 | 16 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 12-12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Lawrence BlackledgeF | |||||||||||||
| Craig KuphallG | |||||||||||||
| Tommy BriceG |
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