Arkansas Razorbacks @ Mississippi State Bulldogs
81–72Final · Mar 10, 2007
ARK 81 MSST 72 Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARK21-12 | 39 | 42 | 81 |
| MSST18-13 | 40 | 32 | 72 |
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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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Dietric Slater made Two Point Layup.
0–2 -
Gary Ervin made Two Point Layup.
2–2 -
Charles Thomas made Two Point Layup.
4–2 -
Charles Thomas made Free Throw.
5–2 -
Charles Thomas made Two Point Layup.
7–2 -
Jamont Gordon made Two Point Layup.
7–4 -
Darian Townes made Two Point Jumper.
9–4 -
Jarvis Varnado made Two Point Layup.
9–6 -
Charles Thomas made Two Point Jumper.
11–6 -
Jarvis Varnado made Two Point Dunk Shot.
11–8 -
Jarvis Varnado made Free Throw.
11–9 -
Barry Stewart made Three Point Jumper.
11–12 -
Charles Rhodes made Free Throw.
11–13 -
Charles Rhodes made Free Throw.
11–14 -
Sonny Weems made Two Point Layup.
13–14 -
Gary Ervin made Two Point Layup.
15–14 -
Barry Stewart made Three Point Jumper.
15–17 -
Richard Delk made Three Point Jumper.
15–20 -
Reginald Delk made Two Point Jumper.
15–22 -
Sonny Weems made Free Throw.
16–22 -
Sonny Weems made Free Throw.
17–22 -
Reginald Delk made Three Point Jumper.
17–25 -
Sonny Weems made Two Point Tip Shot.
19–25 -
Dietric Slater made Three Point Jumper.
19–28 -
Stefan Welsh made Three Point Jumper.
22–28 -
Charles Thomas made Free Throw.
23–28 -
Jamont Gordon made Free Throw.
23–29 -
Dietric Slater made Two Point Jumper.
23–31 -
Patrick Beverley made Three Point Jumper.
26–31 -
Charles Rhodes made Free Throw.
26–32 -
Charles Rhodes made Free Throw.
26–33 -
Patrick Beverley made Three Point Jumper.
29–33 -
Charles Thomas made Free Throw.
30–33 -
Charles Thomas made Free Throw.
31–33 -
Steven Hill made Two Point Layup.
33–33 -
Reginald Delk made Two Point Layup.
33–35 -
Dietric Slater made Two Point Layup.
33–37 -
Stefan Welsh made Three Point Jumper.
36–37 -
Michael Washington made Two Point Layup.
38–37 -
Michael Washington made Free Throw.
39–37 -
Reginald Delk made Three Point Jumper.
39–40 -
Sonny Weems made Three Point Jumper.
42–40 -
Dietric Slater made Two Point Jumper.
42–42 -
Steven Hill made Two Point Dunk Shot.
44–42 -
Jamont Gordon made Free Throw.
44–43 -
Patrick Beverley made Two Point Jumper.
46–43 -
Steven Hill made Two Point Jumper.
48–43 -
Charles Thomas made Two Point Layup.
50–43 -
Michael Washington made Two Point Dunk Shot.
52–43 -
Jamont Gordon made Free Throw.
52–44 -
Sonny Weems made Free Throw.
53–44 -
Richard Delk made Two Point Layup.
53–46 -
Ben Hansbrough made Two Point Layup.
53–48 -
Gary Ervin made Two Point Layup.
55–48 -
Gary Ervin made Two Point Layup.
57–48 -
Richard Delk made Two Point Layup.
57–50 -
Charles Thomas made Two Point Jumper.
59–50 -
Gary Ervin made Two Point Jumper.
61–50 -
Jarvis Varnado made Two Point Dunk Shot.
61–52 -
Gary Ervin made Free Throw.
62–52 -
Ben Hansbrough made Two Point Layup.
62–54 -
Gary Ervin made Two Point Jumper.
64–54 -
Jamont Gordon made Free Throw.
64–55 -
Michael Washington made Three Point Jumper.
67–55 -
Jamont Gordon made Free Throw.
67–56 -
Charles Rhodes made Free Throw.
67–57 -
Sonny Weems made Two Point Dunk Shot.
69–57 -
Charles Rhodes made Free Throw.
69–58 -
Ben Hansbrough made Three Point Jumper.
69–61 -
Charles Thomas made Two Point Layup.
71–61 -
Gary Ervin made Two Point Layup.
73–61 -
Sonny Weems made Two Point Layup.
75–61 -
Ben Hansbrough made Two Point Layup.
75–63 -
Sonny Weems made Free Throw.
76–63 -
Sonny Weems made Free Throw.
77–63 -
Charles Thomas made Free Throw.
78–63 -
Charles Thomas made Free Throw.
79–63 -
Ben Hansbrough made Three Point Jumper.
79–66 -
Charles Rhodes made Free Throw.
79–67 -
Charles Rhodes made Free Throw.
79–68 -
Sonny Weems made Two Point Dunk Shot.
81–68 -
Jamont Gordon made Two Point Jumper.
81–70 -
Jamont Gordon made Two Point Jumper.
81–72
Play-by-play
- P1 Dietric Slater made Two Point Layup. 0–2
- P1 Steven Hill missed Two Point Dunk Shot.
- P1 Charles Thomas Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Patrick Beverley missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Gary Ervin Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Gary Ervin made Two Point Layup. 2–2
- P1 Dietric Slater missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Patrick Beverley Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Charles Thomas made Two Point Layup. 4–2
- P1 Foul on Dietric Slater
- P1 Charles Thomas made Free Throw. 5–2
- P1 Charles Rhodes missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Charles Thomas Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Patrick Beverley missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Reginald Delk Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Patrick Beverley missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Reginald Delk missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Charles Thomas Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Gary Ervin missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Steven Hill Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Sonny Weems missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Charles Thomas Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Jamont Gordon
- P1 Sonny Weems missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Jarvis Varnado Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Jamont Gordon missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Charles Thomas Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Charles Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Jamont Gordon Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Charles Thomas made Two Point Layup. 7–2
- P1 Dietric Slater missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Official TV Timeout.
- P1 Jamont Gordon made Two Point Layup. 7–4
- P1 Darian Townes made Two Point Jumper. 9–4
- P1 Ben Hansbrough missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Ben Hansbrough Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Jamont Gordon missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Barry Stewart Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Barry Stewart missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Jarvis Varnado Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Jarvis Varnado made Two Point Layup. 9–6
- P1 Charles Thomas made Two Point Jumper. 11–6
- P1 Jarvis Varnado made Two Point Dunk Shot. 11–8
- P1 Foul on Sonny Weems
- P1 Jarvis Varnado made Free Throw. 11–9
- P1 Gary Ervin missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Dietric Slater Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Darian Townes
- P1 Barry Stewart made Three Point Jumper. 11–12
- P1 Stefan Welsh missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Piotr Stelmach missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Stefan Welsh Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Barry Stewart
- P1 Patrick Beverley missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Richard Delk Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Ben Hansbrough
- P1 Official TV Timeout.
- P1 Stefan Welsh missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Michael Washington Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Michael Washington missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Ben Hansbrough Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Michael Washington
- P1 Charles Rhodes made Free Throw. 11–13
- P1 Charles Rhodes made Free Throw. 11–14
- P1 Sonny Weems made Two Point Layup. 13–14
- P1 Charles Rhodes missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Foul on Barry Stewart
- P1 Gary Ervin made Two Point Layup. 15–14
- P1 Barry Stewart made Three Point Jumper. 15–17
- P1 Steven Hill missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Richard Delk Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ben Hansbrough missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Charles Rhodes Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Richard Delk made Three Point Jumper. 15–20
- P1 Foul on Charles Thomas
- P1 Reginald Delk made Two Point Jumper. 15–22
- P1 Arkansas Full Timeout.
- P1 Foul on Barry Stewart
- P1 Sonny Weems made Free Throw. 16–22
- P1 Sonny Weems made Free Throw. 17–22
- P1 Reginald Delk made Three Point Jumper. 17–25
- P1 Charles Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Sonny Weems Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Sonny Weems made Two Point Tip Shot. 19–25
- P1 Dietric Slater made Three Point Jumper. 19–28
- P1 Stefan Welsh made Three Point Jumper. 22–28
- P1 Jamont Gordon missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Foul on Dietric Slater
- P1 Official TV Timeout.
- P1 Charles Thomas made Free Throw. 23–28
- P1 Charles Thomas missed Free Throw.
- P1 Charles Rhodes Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Darian Townes
- P1 Jamont Gordon made Free Throw. 23–29
- P1 Jamont Gordon missed Free Throw.
- P1 Reginald Delk Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Dietric Slater made Two Point Jumper. 23–31
- P1 Patrick Beverley made Three Point Jumper. 26–31
- P1 Dietric Slater missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Charles Rhodes Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Foul on Steven Hill
- P1 Charles Rhodes made Free Throw. 26–32
- P1 Charles Rhodes made Free Throw. 26–33
- P1 Patrick Beverley made Three Point Jumper. 29–33
- P1 Charles Rhodes missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Charles Rhodes Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Reginald Delk missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Foul on Charles Rhodes
- P1 Charles Thomas made Free Throw. 30–33
- P1 Charles Thomas made Free Throw. 31–33
- P1 Jamont Gordon missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Steven Hill Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Ben Hansbrough missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Charles Thomas Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Sonny Weems missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Steven Hill Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Steven Hill missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- P1 Steven Hill Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Steven Hill made Two Point Layup. 33–33
- P1 Jamont Gordon missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Charles Thomas Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Sonny Weems missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Charles Thomas Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Stefan Welsh missed Two Point Jumper.
- P1 Charles Rhodes Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Reginald Delk made Two Point Layup. 33–35
- P1 Official TV Timeout.
- P1 Dietric Slater made Two Point Layup. 33–37
- P1 Foul on Sonny Weems
- P1 Dietric Slater missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Jamont Gordon Offensive Rebound.
- P1 Jamont Gordon missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- P1 Foul on Michael Washington
- P1 Richard Delk missed Free Throw.
- P1 Patrick Beverley Defensive Rebound.
- P1 Stefan Welsh made Three Point Jumper. 36–37
- P1 Michael Washington made Two Point Layup. 38–37
- P1 Foul on Dietric Slater
- P1 Michael Washington made Free Throw. 39–37
- P1 Jamont Gordon missed Two Point Layup.
- P1 Reginald Delk made Three Point Jumper. 39–40
- P1 Gary Ervin missed Three Point Jumper.
- P1 Ben Hansbrough Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Sonny Weems made Three Point Jumper. 42–40
- P2 Jamont Gordon missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Sonny Weems Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Steven Hill
- P2 Charles Rhodes missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Charles Thomas Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Gary Ervin missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Dietric Slater Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Charles Thomas
- P2 Dietric Slater made Two Point Jumper. 42–42
- P2 Steven Hill made Two Point Dunk Shot. 44–42
- P2 Foul on Sonny Weems
- P2 Jamont Gordon missed Free Throw.
- P2 Jamont Gordon made Free Throw. 44–43
- P2 Patrick Beverley made Two Point Jumper. 46–43
- P2 Jamont Gordon missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Richard Delk missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Steven Hill made Two Point Jumper. 48–43
- P2 Charles Thomas missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Charles Thomas Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Charles Thomas made Two Point Layup. 50–43
- P2 Mississippi State Full Timeout.
- P2 Foul on Jamont Gordon
- P2 Official TV Timeout.
- P2 Michael Washington made Two Point Dunk Shot. 52–43
- P2 Foul on Stefan Welsh
- P2 Foul on Michael Washington
- P2 Jamont Gordon missed Free Throw.
- P2 Jamont Gordon made Free Throw. 52–44
- P2 Gary Ervin missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Michael Washington Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Michael Washington missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- P2 Charles Rhodes Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Jamont Gordon
- P2 Foul on Dietric Slater
- P2 Foul on Barry Stewart
- P2 Stefan Welsh missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Charles Rhodes Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Richard Delk
- P2 Sonny Weems made Free Throw. 53–44
- P2 Sonny Weems missed Free Throw.
- P2 Charles Thomas Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Darian Townes missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Ben Hansbrough Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Ben Hansbrough missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Richard Delk made Two Point Layup. 53–46
- P2 Stefan Welsh missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Ben Hansbrough Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Ben Hansbrough made Two Point Layup. 53–48
- P2 Gary Ervin made Two Point Layup. 55–48
- P2 Ben Hansbrough missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Charles Thomas Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Gary Ervin made Two Point Layup. 57–48
- P2 Foul on Darian Townes
- P2 Official TV Timeout.
- P2 Richard Delk made Two Point Layup. 57–50
- P2 Charles Thomas made Two Point Jumper. 59–50
- P2 Richard Delk missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Foul on Steven Hill
- P2 Jarvis Varnado missed Free Throw.
- P2 Patrick Beverley Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Gary Ervin made Two Point Jumper. 61–50
- P2 Richard Delk missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Jarvis Varnado Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Jarvis Varnado made Two Point Dunk Shot. 61–52
- P2 Charles Thomas missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Steven Hill Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Steven Hill missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Sonny Weems Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Sonny Weems missed Two Point Dunk Shot.
- P2 Foul on Jarvis Varnado
- P2 Gary Ervin made Free Throw. 62–52
- P2 Gary Ervin missed Free Throw.
- P2 Richard Delk Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Ben Hansbrough missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ben Hansbrough made Two Point Layup. 62–54
- P2 Gary Ervin made Two Point Jumper. 64–54
- P2 Foul on Steven Hill
- P2 Official TV Timeout.
- P2 Jamont Gordon missed Free Throw.
- P2 Jamont Gordon made Free Throw. 64–55
- P2 Barry Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Charles Thomas Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Michael Washington made Three Point Jumper. 67–55
- P2 Foul on Michael Washington
- P2 Jamont Gordon missed Free Throw.
- P2 Jamont Gordon made Free Throw. 67–56
- P2 Michael Washington missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Richard Delk Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Michael Washington
- P2 Charles Rhodes missed Free Throw.
- P2 Charles Rhodes made Free Throw. 67–57
- P2 Sonny Weems made Two Point Dunk Shot. 69–57
- P2 Gary Ervin missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Dietric Slater Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Charles Thomas
- P2 Charles Rhodes made Free Throw. 69–58
- P2 Charles Rhodes missed Free Throw.
- P2 Barry Stewart Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Ben Hansbrough made Three Point Jumper. 69–61
- P2 Charles Thomas missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Stefan Welsh Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Stefan Welsh missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Charles Thomas Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Charles Thomas made Two Point Layup. 71–61
- P2 Mississippi State Full Timeout.
- P2 Gary Ervin made Two Point Layup. 73–61
- P2 Foul on Reginald Delk
- P2 Gary Ervin missed Free Throw.
- P2 Charles Rhodes Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Barry Stewart missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Sonny Weems missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Sonny Weems Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Darian Townes missed Two Point Dunk Shot.
- P2 Patrick Beverley Offensive Rebound.
- P2 Patrick Beverley missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Ben Hansbrough Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Charles Rhodes missed Two Point Layup.
- P2 Official TV Timeout.
- P2 Sonny Weems made Two Point Layup. 75–61
- P2 Ben Hansbrough made Two Point Layup. 75–63
- P2 Foul on Stefan Welsh
- P2 Ben Hansbrough missed Free Throw.
- P2 Sonny Weems Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Ben Hansbrough
- P2 Sonny Weems made Free Throw. 76–63
- P2 Sonny Weems made Free Throw. 77–63
- P2 Reginald Delk missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Patrick Beverley Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Ben Hansbrough missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Gary Ervin Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Foul on Ben Hansbrough
- P2 Charles Thomas made Free Throw. 78–63
- P2 Charles Thomas made Free Throw. 79–63
- P2 Ben Hansbrough made Three Point Jumper. 79–66
- P2 Mississippi State Full Timeout.
- P2 Foul on Steven Hill
- P2 Charles Rhodes made Free Throw. 79–67
- P2 Charles Rhodes made Free Throw. 79–68
- P2 Charles Thomas missed Two Point Jumper.
- P2 Jamont Gordon Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Barry Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Patrick Beverley Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Sonny Weems made Two Point Dunk Shot. 81–68
- P2 Jamont Gordon made Two Point Jumper. 81–70
- P2 Mississippi State Full Timeout.
- P2 Patrick Beverley missed Three Point Jumper.
- P2 Charles Rhodes Defensive Rebound.
- P2 Jamont Gordon made Two Point Jumper. 81–72
- P2 End Game
Box score
ARK
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny WeemsF | 33 | 18 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Charles ThomasF | 32 | 18 | 6-13 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| Steven HillF-C | 26 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Patrick BeverleyG | 34 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Gary ErvinG | 34 | 15 | 7-13 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael WashingtonF-C | 8 | 8 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Darian TownesF-C | 10 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Stefan WelshG | 22 | 6 | 2-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sean McCurdyG | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyrus McGowanF | |||||||||||||
| Vincent HunterF | |||||||||||||
| Andrew BoydG | |||||||||||||
| Colin HardawayG | |||||||||||||
| Preston CranfordG |
MSST
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dietric SlaterG-F | 27 | 11 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Jamont GordonG-F | 31 | 11 | 3-13 | 0-4 | 5-10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Reginald DelkG-F | 26 | 10 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Charles RhodesF-C | 31 | 8 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Richard DelkG | 25 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Jarvis VarnadoF | 9 | 7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bernard RimmerF | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Piotr StelmachF | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry StewartG | 18 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Ben HansbroughG | 28 | 12 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Vernon GoodridgeF | |||||||||||||
| Joseph IupeG | |||||||||||||
| Billy BegleyG |
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