Utah State Aggies @ Saint Mary's Gaels
| 1 | 2 | T | |
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| USU25-3 | 29 | 35 | 64 |
| SMC22-5 | 38 | 37 | 75 |
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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Mickey McConnell made Two Point Jumper.
0–2 -
Tai Wesley made Two Point Layup.
2–2 -
Omar Samhan made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Wayne Hunter.
2–4 -
Diamon Simpson made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Mickey McConnell.
2–6 -
Gary Wilkinson made Two Point Layup.
4–6 -
Pooh Williams made Two Point Jumper.
6–6 -
Gary Wilkinson made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Jared Quayle.
8–6 -
Wayne Hunter made Two Point Jumper.
8–8 -
Mickey McConnell made Two Point Jumper.
8–10 -
Diamon Simpson made Two Point Layup.
8–12 -
Gary Wilkinson made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Tai Wesley.
10–12 -
Stavon Williams made Two Point Jumper.
12–12 -
Omar Samhan made Two Point Jumper.
12–14 -
Wayne Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carlin Hughes.
12–17 -
Jared Quayle made Two Point Jumper.
14–17 -
Diamon Simpson made Two Point Jumper.
14–19 -
Tai Wesley made Two Point Layup.
16–19 -
Diamon Simpson made Free Throw.
16–20 -
Jaxon Myaer made Free Throw.
17–20 -
Jaxon Myaer made Free Throw.
18–20 -
Omar Samhan made Two Point Jumper.
18–22 -
Brady Jardine made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Gary Wilkinson.
20–22 -
Brady Jardine made Free Throw.
21–22 -
Mickey McConnell made Free Throw.
21–23 -
Mickey McConnell made Free Throw.
21–24 -
Mickey McConnell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carlin Hughes.
21–27 -
Stavon Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jared Quayle.
24–27 -
Mickey McConnell made Two Point Jumper.
24–29 -
Jared Quayle made Two Point Jumper.
26–29 -
Diamon Simpson made Two Point Layup.
26–31 -
Tai Wesley made Free Throw.
27–31 -
Lucas Walker made Two Point Dunk Shot.
28–33 -
Gary Wilkinson made Free Throw.
28–31 -
Gary Wilkinson made Free Throw.
29–33 -
Ian O'Leary made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Omar Samhan.
29–36 -
Carlin Hughes made Two Point Layup.
29–38 -
Omar Samhan made Two Point Layup.
29–40 -
Gary Wilkinson made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Jared Quayle.
31–40 -
Mickey McConnell made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Carlin Hughes.
31–42 -
Omar Samhan made Two Point Jumper.
31–44 -
Lucas Walker made Free Throw.
31–45 -
Jared Quayle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pooh Williams.
34–45 -
Tyler Newbold made Two Point Layup.
36–45 -
Jared Quayle made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Newbold.
38–45 -
Omar Samhan made Two Point Jumper.
38–47 -
Gary Wilkinson made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Jared Quayle.
40–47 -
Mickey McConnell made Two Point Jumper.
40–49 -
Omar Samhan made Two Point Jumper.
40–51 -
Tai Wesley made Two Point Layup.
42–51 -
Diamon Simpson made Two Point Layup.
42–53 -
Jaxon Myaer made Two Point Layup.
44–53 -
Omar Samhan made Two Point Layup.
44–55 -
Diamon Simpson made Free Throw.
44–56 -
Diamon Simpson made Free Throw.
44–57 -
Gary Wilkinson made Free Throw.
45–57 -
Gary Wilkinson made Free Throw.
46–57 -
Gary Wilkinson made Two Point Jumper.
48–57 -
Diamon Simpson made Free Throw.
48–58 -
Jared Quayle made Free Throw.
49–58 -
Jared Quayle made Free Throw.
50–58 -
Pooh Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Newbold.
53–58 -
Mickey McConnell made Free Throw.
53–59 -
Mickey McConnell made Free Throw.
53–60 -
Diamon Simpson made Two Point Jumper.
53–62 -
Jared Quayle made Two Point Jumper.
55–62 -
Jared Quayle made Free Throw.
56–62 -
Jared Quayle made Three Point Jumper.
59–62 -
Omar Samhan made Free Throw.
59–63 -
Wayne Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mickey McConnell.
59–66 -
Jared Quayle made Two Point Jumper.
61–66 -
Jared Quayle made Free Throw.
62–66 -
Mickey McConnell made Free Throw.
62–67 -
Mickey McConnell made Free Throw.
62–68 -
Mickey McConnell made Free Throw.
62–69 -
Mickey McConnell made Free Throw.
62–70 -
Mickey McConnell made Free Throw.
62–71 -
Jared Quayle made Two Point Jumper.
64–71 -
Carlin Hughes made Free Throw.
64–72 -
Carlin Hughes made Free Throw.
64–73 -
Diamon Simpson made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Carlin Hughes.
64–75
Play-by-play
- P1 Tai Wesley missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Omar Samhan Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Mickey McConnell made Two Point Jumper. 0–2
- P1 Tai Wesley made Two Point Layup. 2–2
- P1 Wayne Hunter missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Omar Samhan Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Omar Samhan made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Wayne Hunter. 2–4
- P1 Foul on Wayne Hunter
- P1 Gary Wilkinson missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Diamon Simpson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Diamon Simpson made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Mickey McConnell. 2–6
- P1 Gary Wilkinson made Two Point Layup. 4–6
- P1 Foul on Diamon Simpson
- P1 Diamon Simpson Turnover.
- P1 Pooh Williams made Two Point Jumper. 6–6
- P1 Lucas Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Tai Wesley Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Gary Wilkinson made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Jared Quayle. 8–6
- P1 Omar Samhan missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Omar Samhan Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Omar Samhan missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- P1 Utah State Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Gary Wilkinson
- P1 Gary Wilkinson Turnover.
- P1 Wayne Hunter made Two Point Jumper. 8–8
- P1 Jared Quayle missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Omar Samhan Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Wayne Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Lucas Walker Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Mickey McConnell made Two Point Jumper. 8–10
- P1 Tai Wesley missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Diamon Simpson Block.
- P1 Diamon Simpson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Wayne Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Lucas Walker Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Official TV Timeout.
- P1 Diamon Simpson made Two Point Layup. 8–12
- P1 Gary Wilkinson missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Omar Samhan Block.
- P1 Utah State Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Stavon Williams missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Jared Quayle Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Gary Wilkinson made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Tai Wesley. 10–12
- P1 Wayne Hunter Turnover.
- P1 Stavon Williams made Two Point Jumper. 12–12
- P1 Omar Samhan made Two Point Jumper. 12–14
- P1 Stavon Williams missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Omar Samhan Block.
- P1 Omar Samhan Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Wayne Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carlin Hughes. 12–17
- P1 Utah State Full Timeout.
- P1 Jared Quayle made Two Point Jumper. 14–17
- P1 Carlin Hughes missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Omar Samhan Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Wayne Hunter missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Omar Samhan Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Tyler Newbold
- P1 Official TV Timeout.
- P1 Diamon Simpson made Two Point Jumper. 14–19
- P1 Tai Wesley made Two Point Layup. 16–19
- P1 Foul on Brady Jardine
- P1 Diamon Simpson made Free Throw. 16–20
- P1 Diamon Simpson missed Free Throw.
- P1 Brady Jardine Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jaxon Myaer made Free Throw. 17–20
- P1 Foul on Mickey McConnell
- P1 Jaxon Myaer made Free Throw. 18–20
- P1 Diamon Simpson missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Saint Mary's Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Ian O'Leary missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Brady Jardine Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Mickey McConnell
- P1 Gary Wilkinson missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Ian O'Leary Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Omar Samhan made Two Point Jumper. 18–22
- P1 Brady Jardine made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Gary Wilkinson. 20–22
- P1 Foul on Yusef Smith
- P1 Brady Jardine made Free Throw. 21–22
- P1 Mickey McConnell made Free Throw. 21–23
- P1 Foul on Jaxon Myaer
- P1 Mickey McConnell made Free Throw. 21–24
- P1 Jaxon Myaer Turnover.
- P1 Yusef Smith Steal.
- P1 Official TV Timeout.
- P1 Ian O'Leary missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Stavon Williams Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Pooh Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Omar Samhan Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Mickey McConnell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carlin Hughes. 21–27
- P1 Stavon Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jared Quayle. 24–27
- P1 Carlin Hughes missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Pooh Williams Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jared Quayle Turnover.
- P1 Carlin Hughes Steal.
- P1 Lucas Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Diamon Simpson Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Diamon Simpson missed Free Throw.
- P1 Foul on Stavon Williams
- P1 Diamon Simpson missed Free Throw.
- P1 Tai Wesley Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Lucas Walker
- P1 Tyler Newbold missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Diamon Simpson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Omar Samhan missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Stavon Williams Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jared Quayle Turnover.
- P1 Mickey McConnell made Two Point Jumper. 24–29
- P1 Jared Quayle made Two Point Jumper. 26–29
- P1 Diamon Simpson made Two Point Layup. 26–31
- P1 Foul on Omar Samhan
- P1 Official TV Timeout.
- P1 Tai Wesley made Free Throw. 27–31
- P1 Tai Wesley missed Free Throw.
- P1 Jared Quayle Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Stavon Williams Turnover.
- P1 Diamon Simpson Steal.
- P1 Lucas Walker made Two Point Dunk Shot. 28–33
- P1 Gary Wilkinson made Free Throw. 28–31
- P1 Foul on Omar Samhan
- P1 Gary Wilkinson made Free Throw. 29–33
- P1 Lucas Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Jared Quayle Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jared Quayle Turnover.
- P1 Ian O'Leary made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Omar Samhan. 29–36
- P1 Stavon Williams missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Diamon Simpson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Wayne Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Gary Wilkinson Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Gary Wilkinson missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ian O'Leary Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Carlin Hughes made Two Point Layup. 29–38
- P2 Wayne Hunter missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Saint Mary's Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Lucas Walker missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Gary Wilkinson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Gary Wilkinson missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Omar Samhan Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Omar Samhan made Two Point Layup. 29–40
- P2 Foul on Wayne Hunter
- P2 Gary Wilkinson made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Jared Quayle. 31–40
- P2 Mickey McConnell made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Carlin Hughes. 31–42
- P2 Jared Quayle missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Tai Wesley Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Tai Wesley missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Diamon Simpson Block.
- P2 Utah State Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Pooh Williams missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Lucas Walker Block.
- P2 Omar Samhan Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Omar Samhan made Two Point Jumper. 31–44
- P2 Tyler Newbold missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Lucas Walker Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Pooh Williams
- P2 Lucas Walker missed Free Throw.
- P2 Lucas Walker made Free Throw. 31–45
- P2 Foul on Wayne Hunter
- P2 Jared Quayle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pooh Williams. 34–45
- P2 Utah State Full Timeout.
- P2 Foul on Jared Quayle
- P2 Mickey McConnell Turnover.
- P2 Jared Quayle Steal.
- P2 Gary Wilkinson Turnover.
- P2 Diamon Simpson Steal.
- P2 Official TV Timeout.
- P2 Omar Samhan missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Tyler Newbold Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Lucas Walker
- P2 Tyler Newbold made Two Point Layup. 36–45
- P2 Omar Samhan missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Tai Wesley Block.
- P2 Jared Quayle Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jared Quayle Turnover.
- P2 Mickey McConnell Steal.
- P2 Diamon Simpson Turnover.
- P2 Jared Quayle missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Mickey McConnell Block.
- P2 Carlin Hughes Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Carlin Hughes missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Jared Quayle Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Ian O'Leary
- P2 Jared Quayle made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Newbold. 38–45
- P2 Ian O'Leary missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Tai Wesley Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Gary Wilkinson missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Omar Samhan Block.
- P2 Omar Samhan Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Omar Samhan made Two Point Jumper. 38–47
- P2 Gary Wilkinson made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Jared Quayle. 40–47
- P2 Mickey McConnell made Two Point Jumper. 40–49
- P2 Jared Quayle Turnover.
- P2 Diamon Simpson Steal.
- P2 Diamon Simpson Turnover.
- P2 Official TV Timeout.
- P2 Tai Wesley missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Ian O'Leary Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Omar Samhan made Two Point Jumper. 40–51
- P2 Tai Wesley missed Free Throw.
- P2 Foul on Diamon Simpson
- P2 Tai Wesley missed Free Throw.
- P2 Omar Samhan Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Diamon Simpson missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Tai Wesley Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Omar Samhan
- P2 Tai Wesley made Two Point Layup. 42–51
- P2 Ian O'Leary missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Wayne Hunter Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Stavon Williams
- P2 Diamon Simpson made Two Point Layup. 42–53
- P2 Jaxon Myaer made Two Point Layup. 44–53
- P2 Omar Samhan made Two Point Layup. 44–55
- P2 Jaxon Myaer missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ian O'Leary Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Tai Wesley
- P2 Official TV Timeout.
- P2 Foul on Brady Jardine
- P2 Diamon Simpson made Free Throw. 44–56
- P2 Diamon Simpson made Free Throw. 44–57
- P2 Foul on Diamon Simpson
- P2 Gary Wilkinson made Free Throw. 45–57
- P2 Gary Wilkinson made Free Throw. 46–57
- P2 Carlin Hughes missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Stavon Williams Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Gary Wilkinson made Two Point Jumper. 48–57
- P2 Foul on Tai Wesley
- P2 Diamon Simpson made Free Throw. 48–58
- P2 Diamon Simpson missed Free Throw.
- P2 Gary Wilkinson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Wayne Hunter
- P2 Jared Quayle made Free Throw. 49–58
- P2 Jared Quayle made Free Throw. 50–58
- P2 Carlin Hughes Turnover.
- P2 Pooh Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Newbold. 53–58
- P2 Saint Mary's 30 Second Timeout.
- P2 Foul on Tyler Newbold
- P2 Mickey McConnell made Free Throw. 53–59
- P2 Mickey McConnell made Free Throw. 53–60
- P2 Tai Wesley missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Diamon Simpson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Diamon Simpson made Two Point Jumper. 53–62
- P2 Jared Quayle made Two Point Jumper. 55–62
- P2 Foul on Mickey McConnell
- P2 Official TV Timeout.
- P2 Jared Quayle made Free Throw. 56–62
- P2 Saint Mary's 30 Second Timeout.
- P2 Foul on Jared Quayle
- P2 Mickey McConnell missed Free Throw.
- P2 Gary Wilkinson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Gary Wilkinson missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Ian O'Leary Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Tai Wesley
- P2 Diamon Simpson missed Free Throw.
- P2 Tai Wesley Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Tai Wesley missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Diamon Simpson Block.
- P2 Carlin Hughes Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Mickey McConnell Turnover.
- P2 Jared Quayle Steal.
- P2 Jared Quayle made Three Point Jumper. 59–62
- P2 Utah State 30 Second Timeout.
- P2 Foul on Gary Wilkinson
- P2 Omar Samhan missed Free Throw.
- P2 Omar Samhan made Free Throw. 59–63
- P2 Jared Quayle missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Carlin Hughes Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Wayne Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mickey McConnell. 59–66
- P2 Jared Quayle made Two Point Jumper. 61–66
- P2 Foul on Mickey McConnell
- P2 Jared Quayle made Free Throw. 62–66
- P2 Foul on Tyler Newbold
- P2 Mickey McConnell made Free Throw. 62–67
- P2 Mickey McConnell missed Free Throw.
- P2 Tai Wesley Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jared Quayle missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Mickey McConnell Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Stavon Williams
- P2 Mickey McConnell made Free Throw. 62–68
- P2 Mickey McConnell made Free Throw. 62–69
- P2 Gary Wilkinson missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Omar Samhan Block.
- P2 Diamon Simpson Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Jared Quayle
- P2 Mickey McConnell made Free Throw. 62–70
- P2 Mickey McConnell made Free Throw. 62–71
- P2 Jared Quayle made Two Point Jumper. 64–71
- P2 Utah State 30 Second Timeout.
- P2 Foul on Tyler Newbold
- P2 Carlin Hughes made Free Throw. 64–72
- P2 Carlin Hughes made Free Throw. 64–73
- P2 Jared Quayle missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Carlin Hughes Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Diamon Simpson made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Carlin Hughes. 64–75
- P2 End Game
Box score
USU
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary WilkinsonF | 32 | 16 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Tai WesleyF | 36 | 7 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Pooh WilliamsG-F | 21 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jared QuayleG | 33 | 22 | 8-14 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Tyler NewboldG | 32 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Brady JardineF | 12 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Stavon WilliamsG | 27 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Jaxon MyaerG | 7 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt FormisanoF | |||||||||||||
| Clint LeeF | |||||||||||||
| Modou NiangC | |||||||||||||
| Richard SirjuG | |||||||||||||
| Deremy GeigerG |
SMC
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamon SimpsonF | 37 | 18 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 4-9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Lucas WalkerF | 16 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Omar SamhanC | 39 | 17 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| Mickey McConnellG | 29 | 22 | 6-6 | 1-1 | 9-11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne HunterG | 28 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Yusef SmithF | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian O'LearyF | 21 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Carlin HughesG | 26 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Phil BensonF | |||||||||||||
| Clint SteindlG-F | |||||||||||||
| Ben AllenF-C | |||||||||||||
| Patty MillsG |
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