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Minnesota Visits Illinois Sunday on BTN
1/11/2020 11:27:00 AM | Women's Basketball
MINNEAPOLIS -- In the only regular season matchup between the teams this season, Minnesota (11-4, 1-3 B1G) heads back out on the road this weekend to face Illinois (9-6, 0-4) Sunday.
The game, which starts at 2 p.m. CT, can be seen by a national television audience on Big Ten Network and heard on the Gophers' radio home, 96.7 KFAN Plus.
THE OPENING TIP-OFF
The game, which starts at 2 p.m. CT, can be seen by a national television audience on Big Ten Network and heard on the Gophers' radio home, 96.7 KFAN Plus.
THE OPENING TIP-OFF
• Minnesota is 4-1 this season in road games. It opened the season with four straight road wins for the seventh longest such streak in program history, but a 72-58 loss at Nebraska last Saturday snapped the streak. In road games, the Gophers are outscoring teams by an average of 73.4-63.2 and boast four players in double figures. Taiye Bello is the team's top scorer and rebounder on the road, averaging 15.0 points and 9.8 rebounds per contest. Also in double figures are Destiny Pitts (14.8), Sara Scalia (13.8) and Gadiva Hubbard (12.0).
• The Gophers lead the Big Ten and rank 15th in the country in free throw percentage at 76.8 percent, making 199 of 259 attempts. Of the 14 teams with a higher percentage than the Gophers, only Denver (286-369), Iowa State (233-291) and Lipscomb (218-273) have more makes and attempts than Minnesota. The next closest B1G team to Minnesota in percentage is Iowa at 73.9 percent. Destiny Pitts leads the league at 85.7 percent shooting on free throws, while Jasmine Powell is seventh at 78.8 percent.
• Minnesota enters Sunday's game receiving votes in the AP Poll. The Golden Gophers have appeared in every AP Poll so far this season.
• Senior Taiye Bello has posted seven double-doubles this year, including a stretch of four straight at one point. She also has had four other games this year where she was either one point or one rebound away from a double-double. Her seven double-doubles lead the Big Ten and are 18th nationally. In her career, Bello has 22 double-doubles to rank sixth in Gophers history, and the Gophers are 19-3 in those games. Through Thursday's action, she was one of just 26 players nationally with her averages of 13.0 points and 9.9 rebounds per game this year.
• Through the first eight games of the season, Destiny Pitts was averaging a very respectable 14.3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. But she's been even more impressive over her last seven games, averaging 18.7 points and 5.6 rebounds per contest. She's scored at least 19 points in five of those games, including 26 points vs. Ohio State on Dec. 31, and is shooting 50 percent (24-48) on 3-pointers during the stretch.
• In Big Ten play, Sara Scalia leads the league in 3-point percentage (.500) and is fifth in 3-pointers made per game (2.3), while Destiny Pitts is third in 3-point percentage (.478) and 3-pointers made per game (2.8) and is eighth in scoring average (17.5), and Taiye Bello ranks sixth in rebounding average (9.5), eighth in blocks per game (1.3) and ninth in field goal percentage (.488).
FACING ILLINOIS
LAST SEASON AGAINST THE ILLINI
RECAPPING THE NORTHWESTERN GAME
OFFENSE UP IN YEAR TWO UNDER WHALEN
GOPHERS WINNING TURNOVER BATTLE
• Converting turnovers into points has been a trend for the Gophers all season. There have been only two games this year where they have failed to earn at least one point for every turnover forced. They have turned 268 takeaways into 320 points this year, an average of 1.19 points for every turnover forced.
• The Gophers lead the Big Ten and rank 15th in the country in free throw percentage at 76.8 percent, making 199 of 259 attempts. Of the 14 teams with a higher percentage than the Gophers, only Denver (286-369), Iowa State (233-291) and Lipscomb (218-273) have more makes and attempts than Minnesota. The next closest B1G team to Minnesota in percentage is Iowa at 73.9 percent. Destiny Pitts leads the league at 85.7 percent shooting on free throws, while Jasmine Powell is seventh at 78.8 percent.
• Minnesota enters Sunday's game receiving votes in the AP Poll. The Golden Gophers have appeared in every AP Poll so far this season.
• Senior Taiye Bello has posted seven double-doubles this year, including a stretch of four straight at one point. She also has had four other games this year where she was either one point or one rebound away from a double-double. Her seven double-doubles lead the Big Ten and are 18th nationally. In her career, Bello has 22 double-doubles to rank sixth in Gophers history, and the Gophers are 19-3 in those games. Through Thursday's action, she was one of just 26 players nationally with her averages of 13.0 points and 9.9 rebounds per game this year.
• Through the first eight games of the season, Destiny Pitts was averaging a very respectable 14.3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. But she's been even more impressive over her last seven games, averaging 18.7 points and 5.6 rebounds per contest. She's scored at least 19 points in five of those games, including 26 points vs. Ohio State on Dec. 31, and is shooting 50 percent (24-48) on 3-pointers during the stretch.
• In Big Ten play, Sara Scalia leads the league in 3-point percentage (.500) and is fifth in 3-pointers made per game (2.3), while Destiny Pitts is third in 3-point percentage (.478) and 3-pointers made per game (2.8) and is eighth in scoring average (17.5), and Taiye Bello ranks sixth in rebounding average (9.5), eighth in blocks per game (1.3) and ninth in field goal percentage (.488).
FACING ILLINOIS
• Minnesota and Illinois meet for the 67th time on Sunday. The Gophers trail in the all-time series 37-29, but have won four of the five past meetings.
• In Champaign, the Illini lead the all-time series 22-10, though the Gophers have won the past two meetings at State Farm Center by an average score of 95-75.
• The Illini are 9-6 on the season, winning six of their first seven games this year and going 9-2 through the non-conference. Since Big Ten play has started, however, they have gone 0-4 and been outscored by an average of 85.8-53.8.
• Minnesota and Illinois have two common opponents this year in Bryant and Northwestern. The Gophers beat Bryant, 101-56, on Nov. 26, while the Illini beat the Bulldogs 69-55 two days earlier. Minnesota lost to Northwestern, 56-54, Thursday while Illinois fell to the Wildcats, 77-50, in the conference opener on Dec. 28.
• Petra Holesinská leads the Illini in scoring at 14.3 points per game. She is first in the Big Ten and ranks 13th nationally by shooting 46.7 percent on 3-pointers and ranks second in the league in free throw percentage (82.0) and third in 3's made per game (2.80). Meanwhile, Kennedi Myles leads the team and is second in the Big Ten behind Minnesota's Taiye Bello (9.9) by averaging 9.3 rebounds per game. Myles is also second on the Illinois squad in scoring at 10.1 points per contest.
• In Champaign, the Illini lead the all-time series 22-10, though the Gophers have won the past two meetings at State Farm Center by an average score of 95-75.
• The Illini are 9-6 on the season, winning six of their first seven games this year and going 9-2 through the non-conference. Since Big Ten play has started, however, they have gone 0-4 and been outscored by an average of 85.8-53.8.
• Minnesota and Illinois have two common opponents this year in Bryant and Northwestern. The Gophers beat Bryant, 101-56, on Nov. 26, while the Illini beat the Bulldogs 69-55 two days earlier. Minnesota lost to Northwestern, 56-54, Thursday while Illinois fell to the Wildcats, 77-50, in the conference opener on Dec. 28.
• Petra Holesinská leads the Illini in scoring at 14.3 points per game. She is first in the Big Ten and ranks 13th nationally by shooting 46.7 percent on 3-pointers and ranks second in the league in free throw percentage (82.0) and third in 3's made per game (2.80). Meanwhile, Kennedi Myles leads the team and is second in the Big Ten behind Minnesota's Taiye Bello (9.9) by averaging 9.3 rebounds per game. Myles is also second on the Illinois squad in scoring at 10.1 points per contest.
LAST SEASON AGAINST THE ILLINI
• Minnesota saw its 10-game home win streak come to an end with a 66-62 loss to Illinois on Jan. 9 last year.
• Three Golden Gophers scored in double figures, led by 18 points from Annalese Lamke. All 18 came in the first half, as she added eight rebounds and three assists.
• Jasmine Brunson scored a career-high 17 points, including 12 in the third quarter alone, while Kenisha Bell logged a double-double as she posted 14 points and 11 rebounds.
• Down 19-17 less than two minutes into the second quarter, the Gophers took control for the time being with a 16-0 run over nearly six minutes of action to pull ahead 33-19. They led 35-21 at halftime.
• Minnesota's biggest lead came early in the third quarter when a 3-pointer from Brunson put the Gophers ahead 44-27 with 7:38 remaining. Illinois quickly countered though, and went on a 12-0 run.
• Bell hit a jumper to put Minnesota on top 55-43 with 8:37 to play in the game, but Illinois scored the next nine points to make it a 55-52 game. A 3-pointer from Destiny Pitts seemed to take momentum away from the Illini as Minnesota led 60-55 with just over four minutes to play, but Illinois used an 11-2 run to close out the game.
LAST TIME AT ILLINOIS
• Three Golden Gophers scored in double figures, led by 18 points from Annalese Lamke. All 18 came in the first half, as she added eight rebounds and three assists.
• Jasmine Brunson scored a career-high 17 points, including 12 in the third quarter alone, while Kenisha Bell logged a double-double as she posted 14 points and 11 rebounds.
• Down 19-17 less than two minutes into the second quarter, the Gophers took control for the time being with a 16-0 run over nearly six minutes of action to pull ahead 33-19. They led 35-21 at halftime.
• Minnesota's biggest lead came early in the third quarter when a 3-pointer from Brunson put the Gophers ahead 44-27 with 7:38 remaining. Illinois quickly countered though, and went on a 12-0 run.
• Bell hit a jumper to put Minnesota on top 55-43 with 8:37 to play in the game, but Illinois scored the next nine points to make it a 55-52 game. A 3-pointer from Destiny Pitts seemed to take momentum away from the Illini as Minnesota led 60-55 with just over four minutes to play, but Illinois used an 11-2 run to close out the game.
LAST TIME AT ILLINOIS
• The last time the teams met in Champaign, five Gophers reached double figures, including double-doubles for Taiye Bello and Carlie Wagner in an 84-75 win on Feb. 25, 2018.
• Bello had 10 points and 16 rebounds, 12 of which came on the offensive end. Wagner posted 21 points and 11 rebounds.
• The game's leading scorer was Kenisha Bell, who finished with 24 points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals and was 11-of-16 from the free throw line. Also reaching double figures were Destiny Pitts, who had 15 points, and Gadiva Hubbard, who had 10 points (all in the fourth quarter) and had eight rebounds.
• The Gophers owned significant advantages over the Illini with a 53-36 edge in rebounds and 30 made free throws (on 39 attempts) compared to just nine (on 12 shots) for Illinois.
• Minnesota entered the second half with a 37-30 lead, but the Illini came out of the locker room on a 13-2 run that turned into a 20-6 stretch and an eventual 50-43 lead with 5:00 to play in the third.
• Trailing 55-47 with 3:11 to play in the quarter, the Gophers made their move. They closed the quarter on a 6-0 run to find themselves down just two points entering the fourth quarter and then scored the first 11 points of the final frame to score 17 unanswered points and lead 64-55 with 6:10 to play.
• The Illini closed to within six points multiple times and within five points with 20 seconds to go, but the Gophers hit 13-of-17 free throw attempts to ice the game away.
• Bello had 10 points and 16 rebounds, 12 of which came on the offensive end. Wagner posted 21 points and 11 rebounds.
• The game's leading scorer was Kenisha Bell, who finished with 24 points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals and was 11-of-16 from the free throw line. Also reaching double figures were Destiny Pitts, who had 15 points, and Gadiva Hubbard, who had 10 points (all in the fourth quarter) and had eight rebounds.
• The Gophers owned significant advantages over the Illini with a 53-36 edge in rebounds and 30 made free throws (on 39 attempts) compared to just nine (on 12 shots) for Illinois.
• Minnesota entered the second half with a 37-30 lead, but the Illini came out of the locker room on a 13-2 run that turned into a 20-6 stretch and an eventual 50-43 lead with 5:00 to play in the third.
• Trailing 55-47 with 3:11 to play in the quarter, the Gophers made their move. They closed the quarter on a 6-0 run to find themselves down just two points entering the fourth quarter and then scored the first 11 points of the final frame to score 17 unanswered points and lead 64-55 with 6:10 to play.
• The Illini closed to within six points multiple times and within five points with 20 seconds to go, but the Gophers hit 13-of-17 free throw attempts to ice the game away.
RECAPPING THE NORTHWESTERN GAME
• Minnesota saw its four-game win streak against Northwestern come to an end Thursday night as Lindsey Pulliam's layup with less than a second left lifted the Wildcats to a 56-54 win at Williams Arena.
• Trailing by as many as 10 in the fourth quarter, the Golden Gophers got the Wildcats' lead down to 54-51 with 47 seconds to go. After a pair of missed free throws for Northwestern, Minnesota got the ball back. After a near-turnover, Jasmine Brunson tracked the ball down in the backcourt, dribbled up and buried a game-tying 3-pointer with just 4.7 seconds remaining.
• The Wildcats used their final timeout to advance the ball into the frontcourt. From there, Abbie Wolf got the inbounds pass and handed it to Veronica Burton. She drove the lane and dished off to Pulliam who laid it in with less than a second on the clock.
• Gadiva Hubbard was the top scorer for Minnesota with 13 points, 10 of which came in the second half. She added a season-high six assists and three steals.
• Taiye Bello was one rebound away from her eighth double-double of the season as she had 12 points and nine boards. Foul trouble limited her to just 10 minutes in the first half, but she exploded for eight points and six rebounds with zero fouls in the second half.
• With her nine rebounds, Bello (867 career) passed Ashley Ellis-Milan (860) for fifth in school history.
• Also reaching double figures was Destiny Pitts, who had 11 points. She was 2-of-3 on 3-pointers making her 216-for-569 for her career. That ties Lindsay Lieser (216-for-567) for fourth for most makes in school history and passed Lieser for fourth on attempts.
• Trailing by as many as 10 in the fourth quarter, the Golden Gophers got the Wildcats' lead down to 54-51 with 47 seconds to go. After a pair of missed free throws for Northwestern, Minnesota got the ball back. After a near-turnover, Jasmine Brunson tracked the ball down in the backcourt, dribbled up and buried a game-tying 3-pointer with just 4.7 seconds remaining.
• The Wildcats used their final timeout to advance the ball into the frontcourt. From there, Abbie Wolf got the inbounds pass and handed it to Veronica Burton. She drove the lane and dished off to Pulliam who laid it in with less than a second on the clock.
• Gadiva Hubbard was the top scorer for Minnesota with 13 points, 10 of which came in the second half. She added a season-high six assists and three steals.
• Taiye Bello was one rebound away from her eighth double-double of the season as she had 12 points and nine boards. Foul trouble limited her to just 10 minutes in the first half, but she exploded for eight points and six rebounds with zero fouls in the second half.
• With her nine rebounds, Bello (867 career) passed Ashley Ellis-Milan (860) for fifth in school history.
• Also reaching double figures was Destiny Pitts, who had 11 points. She was 2-of-3 on 3-pointers making her 216-for-569 for her career. That ties Lindsay Lieser (216-for-567) for fourth for most makes in school history and passed Lieser for fourth on attempts.
OFFENSE UP IN YEAR TWO UNDER WHALEN
• Through 15 games, the Minnesota offense has picked up its scoring and production in year two under head coach Lindsay Whalen.
• The Gophers are averaging 75.0 points per game this year, three points better than the 72.0 points they were averaging at this same stage a season ago.
• The Gophers' shooting percentage on 3-pointers is 93 points better than last year even though they have 98 more attempts this year. The team's current .393 mark on 3-pointers is on pace to be the second best in school history behind the record of .399 set in 1988-89.
• Individually, Destiny Pitts is shooting 45.9 percent (45-98) on 3-pointers this year, after making 31.2 percent (29-93) through 15 games a year ago. In addition, freshman Sara Scalia (43.3%) and redshirt junior Gadiva Hubbard (37.8%), who missed last year with an injury, have bolstered the 3-point shooting.
• Minnesota is also 84 points better on free throws as it leads the Big Ten and ranks 15th nationally by shooting .768 percent from the line. That would top the program record of .763 set in the 2009-10 season.
• At the line, six Gophers have attempted at least 15 free throws this year and all are shooting better than 70 percent, including Pitts (85.7) and Jasmine Powell (78.8), who rank first and seventh, respectively, in the B1G in free throw percentage. Last year at this stage, of the six players with at least 10 attempts, only two were shooting above 69 percent from the line.
FRESHMEN POWELL, SCALIA MAKING INSTANT IMPACT
• The Gophers are averaging 75.0 points per game this year, three points better than the 72.0 points they were averaging at this same stage a season ago.
• The Gophers' shooting percentage on 3-pointers is 93 points better than last year even though they have 98 more attempts this year. The team's current .393 mark on 3-pointers is on pace to be the second best in school history behind the record of .399 set in 1988-89.
• Individually, Destiny Pitts is shooting 45.9 percent (45-98) on 3-pointers this year, after making 31.2 percent (29-93) through 15 games a year ago. In addition, freshman Sara Scalia (43.3%) and redshirt junior Gadiva Hubbard (37.8%), who missed last year with an injury, have bolstered the 3-point shooting.
• Minnesota is also 84 points better on free throws as it leads the Big Ten and ranks 15th nationally by shooting .768 percent from the line. That would top the program record of .763 set in the 2009-10 season.
• At the line, six Gophers have attempted at least 15 free throws this year and all are shooting better than 70 percent, including Pitts (85.7) and Jasmine Powell (78.8), who rank first and seventh, respectively, in the B1G in free throw percentage. Last year at this stage, of the six players with at least 10 attempts, only two were shooting above 69 percent from the line.
FRESHMEN POWELL, SCALIA MAKING INSTANT IMPACT
• Minnesota has six freshmen on its 2019-20 roster and some are already making significant contributions.
• Sara Scalia, who has started every contest this year except for the season opener, leads the team in free throw percentage (.867), is second in field goal percentage (.453), 3-point percentage (.433), steals (24) and minutes per game (29.8), third in rebounding average (4.3) and fourth in scoring (10.3).
• Scalia's 3-point percentage of 43.3 stands as the best ever by a Gopher freshman (min. 40 attempts) and is currently the fifth best in one season at Minnesota (min. 50 attempts).
• Within the Big Ten, Scalia leads all freshmen in 3-pointers made per game (1.7), is second in minutes per game, third in scoring average, fourth in steals per game and sixth in rebounding average.
• Against Bryant on Nov. 26, she scored 20 points and tied a career high with seven rebounds en route to being named B1G Freshman of the Week. She later followed that up at George Washington on Dec. 10 when she set or tied multiple career highs, including points (23), rebounds (7), steals (4) and blocks (2). She also scored 22 points in her Big Ten debut at Penn State on Dec. 28, tying a career high with five 3-pointers made and matching career bests in both rebounds (7) and assists (4).
• Jasmine Powell, who has come off the bench in all 13 games, is fifth on the team in scoring at 8.6 points per game and has a 1.70-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio, which ranks ninth in the Big Ten. She's also 41-of-52 (.788) at the line to rank second on the team in free throws made and third in attempts, and seventh in the B1G in percentage.
• Within the Big Ten, Powell leads all freshmen in free throw percentage, is second in assists per game (3.1), third in assist-to-turnover ratio, seventh in steals per game (1.4) and eighth in scoring average.
• Powell put up 19 points against Vermont on Nov. 10, the most by a non-starter at Minnesota since teammate Destiny Pitts had 20 on Nov. 16, 2017, and has scored in double figures in four games this year.
• With Scalia averaging 10.3 points per game and Powell at 8.6, the Gophers' duo is showing the makings of one of the top freshman scoring combinations in recent program history. Only two other times in In the last 25 years have the Gophers had more than one freshman average at least 8.0 points: 2006-07 with Ashley Ellis-Milan (9.1) and Brittany McCoy (8.9), and 2000-01 with current head coach Lindsay Whalen (17.0) and Tanisha Gilbert (14.7).
• Additionally, the four freshmen that have played this year, including Klarke Sconiers (3.7 ppg) and Barbora Tomancova (0.8), have combined for 23.4 points per game, the highest figure among Gopher freshmen in the last 13 years and third largest in the last 25 years.
• Sara Scalia, who has started every contest this year except for the season opener, leads the team in free throw percentage (.867), is second in field goal percentage (.453), 3-point percentage (.433), steals (24) and minutes per game (29.8), third in rebounding average (4.3) and fourth in scoring (10.3).
• Scalia's 3-point percentage of 43.3 stands as the best ever by a Gopher freshman (min. 40 attempts) and is currently the fifth best in one season at Minnesota (min. 50 attempts).
• Within the Big Ten, Scalia leads all freshmen in 3-pointers made per game (1.7), is second in minutes per game, third in scoring average, fourth in steals per game and sixth in rebounding average.
• Against Bryant on Nov. 26, she scored 20 points and tied a career high with seven rebounds en route to being named B1G Freshman of the Week. She later followed that up at George Washington on Dec. 10 when she set or tied multiple career highs, including points (23), rebounds (7), steals (4) and blocks (2). She also scored 22 points in her Big Ten debut at Penn State on Dec. 28, tying a career high with five 3-pointers made and matching career bests in both rebounds (7) and assists (4).
• Jasmine Powell, who has come off the bench in all 13 games, is fifth on the team in scoring at 8.6 points per game and has a 1.70-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio, which ranks ninth in the Big Ten. She's also 41-of-52 (.788) at the line to rank second on the team in free throws made and third in attempts, and seventh in the B1G in percentage.
• Within the Big Ten, Powell leads all freshmen in free throw percentage, is second in assists per game (3.1), third in assist-to-turnover ratio, seventh in steals per game (1.4) and eighth in scoring average.
• Powell put up 19 points against Vermont on Nov. 10, the most by a non-starter at Minnesota since teammate Destiny Pitts had 20 on Nov. 16, 2017, and has scored in double figures in four games this year.
• With Scalia averaging 10.3 points per game and Powell at 8.6, the Gophers' duo is showing the makings of one of the top freshman scoring combinations in recent program history. Only two other times in In the last 25 years have the Gophers had more than one freshman average at least 8.0 points: 2006-07 with Ashley Ellis-Milan (9.1) and Brittany McCoy (8.9), and 2000-01 with current head coach Lindsay Whalen (17.0) and Tanisha Gilbert (14.7).
• Additionally, the four freshmen that have played this year, including Klarke Sconiers (3.7 ppg) and Barbora Tomancova (0.8), have combined for 23.4 points per game, the highest figure among Gopher freshmen in the last 13 years and third largest in the last 25 years.
GOPHERS WINNING TURNOVER BATTLE
• Minnesota is winning the turnover battle so far, forcing 268 turnovers while giving the ball away just 197 times through 15 games.
• Not only do the Gophers rank second in the Big Ten and 28th nationally with with just 13.1 turnovers committed per game, they are also third in the B1G in turnover margin (+4.73; 34th nationally), fourth in turnovers forced per game (17.87) and fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.10; 46th nationally).
• In terms of taking care of the ball, against Vermont on Nov. 10 the Gophers only committed five turnovers, which tied for the third fewest in program history. The Gophers have had four games this year with 10 or fewer turnovers and only five contests where it has turned the ball over more than 15 times.
• Five times this year Minnesota has forced opponents into at least 20 turnovers. Against Milwaukee on Nov. 14, Minnesota forced the Panthers into 33 turnovers, which tied for the 10th most forced in program history. The Gophers then turned those 33 turnovers into 35 points.
• Not only do the Gophers rank second in the Big Ten and 28th nationally with with just 13.1 turnovers committed per game, they are also third in the B1G in turnover margin (+4.73; 34th nationally), fourth in turnovers forced per game (17.87) and fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.10; 46th nationally).
• In terms of taking care of the ball, against Vermont on Nov. 10 the Gophers only committed five turnovers, which tied for the third fewest in program history. The Gophers have had four games this year with 10 or fewer turnovers and only five contests where it has turned the ball over more than 15 times.
• Five times this year Minnesota has forced opponents into at least 20 turnovers. Against Milwaukee on Nov. 14, Minnesota forced the Panthers into 33 turnovers, which tied for the 10th most forced in program history. The Gophers then turned those 33 turnovers into 35 points.
• Converting turnovers into points has been a trend for the Gophers all season. There have been only two games this year where they have failed to earn at least one point for every turnover forced. They have turned 268 takeaways into 320 points this year, an average of 1.19 points for every turnover forced.
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