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852:, where he was taught to always catch the basketball with both hands. If Whittenburg had not attempted to do so in this case, Anders may have gotten the steal and a game-winning breakaway layup. In college basketball at the time, the game clock continued to run after a made field goal, and the Wolfpack likely would not have had time even to inbound the ball. As it was, Anders knocked the ball out of Whittenburg's hands, but Whittenburg quickly regained control.
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864:. Charles took advantage of the indecision by Olajuwon and went up for the air ball, then in one motion scored the go-ahead points with a two-handed tip-in dunk. The final two seconds ticked off the clock before Houston could inbound the ball, and with that the game ended and the Wolfpack were the national champions.
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and began passing the ball around just to keep the
Cougars from stealing it. Houston nearly got the turnover it was looking for when Whittenburg made an errant pass to Gannon that Drexler nearly came away with before the sophomore regained control of the ball. The ball eventually wound up in the hands of guard
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decided that in order to protect the lead and
Olajuwon's health at the same time, the Cougars slowed the game down. This enabled the Wolfpack to return to their standby strategy of extending the game. Houston's free throw shooting was very suspect entering the game (60.9% on the season), which worked
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Trying to keep the ball moving, as he had been double teamed as soon as he received the pass, Bailey looked back toward
Whittenburg, who was approximately thirty feet away from the hoop near midcourt. Bailey threw what Whittenburg would later call a "poor fundamental" overhanded pass which Houston's
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Houston needed a defensive stop so they could get another chance to close out the game. Lewis decided to move from the man-to-man defense his team had been running the whole game to a half court zone trap defense. The
Wolfpack, who were not expecting the defensive adjustment, were forced to deviate
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Houston possession, Valvano called for his players to back off and let freshman guard Alvin Franklin bring the ball up the court and stand by while Houston passed the ball around before they committed their foul. Valvano's strategy was to foul Franklin once he got the ball
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The clock, meanwhile, had ticked down to five seconds and
Whittenburg was still standing a significant distance from the goal. Once he regained control, Whittenburg turned and launched a desperation shot to try and win the game for NC State. The shot's trajectory took it to the front of the basket
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The move was largely psychological, according to
Whittenburg. Since Franklin was the youngest player on the Houston squad, everyone on the NC State side felt he could not handle the pressure of the moment with a potential championship at stake. The theory proved correct as Franklin missed the free
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Houston was ranked #14 in the AP poll to open the season, and fell to 5–2 after a 72–63 loss to #1 Virginia in Tokyo on
December 16, 1982. The Cougars then ran off a 26-game winning streak, capturing the #1 ranking in the process, that was capped by a 94–81 victory over #2 Louisville to advance to
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Wolfpack sputtered to a 9–7 record after losing at Maryland on January 29. Three close victories in the ACC Tournament saved NC State from missing the NCAA Tournament altogether. Three of the team's four victories on the road to the Final Four
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drew a controversial charging foul against
Drexler to put him at four and leave him one foul away from disqualification; replays showed, and Drexler maintained later, that Gannon had appeared to grab Drexler's legs and pull him down with him and thus should have been called for a defensive foul.
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In the second half, the Cougars came out with a second wind and established control of the game, eventually taking a seven-point lead at 52–45. Since the game was played in Albuquerque, players had to deal with the city's mile-high altitude. The Cougars' star center,
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388:’s four first-half fouls, Houston trailed NC State at the end of the first half, 33–25. Houston opened the second half with a 17–2 run to seize a seven-point lead, 42–35. But NC State kept the game close, as Houston's star center
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left the game multiple times to receive oxygen, leading the Cougars to slow the pace of the game in order to protect the lead. Tied at 52 with 44 seconds remaining, NC State held the ball for a final shot attempt. Houston's
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as he collected 41 points, 40 rebounds, and 15 blocked shots in the Final Four alone. To date, this remains the last time a player from the losing team was named Most Outstanding Player.
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NC State's magical, improbable postseason run and national championship win, highlighted by Charles' game-winning dunk, remain a legendary representation of
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came by one or two points. The Wolfpack trailed with a minute or less to play in six of their eight postseason games before this game.
844:, guarding Whittenburg on the play, was in position to steal. At this point, Whittenburg hearkened back to his high school days with
878:, when they defeated the Marquette Warriors. The Wolfpack became the first team to win the NCAA Tournament with at least 10 losses.
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to the Trail Blazers for him in the middle of the season, and he helped lead the Rockets to a second straight NBA championship.
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narrowly missed stealing the ball as the clock ticked down. After gathering the deflected ball nearly 30 feet from the basket,
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to catch the ball and dunk it for the 54–52 victory. One of the indelible images in tournament history is of winning coach
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that called for the team to pass him the ball with ten seconds left on the clock so he could take the final shot.
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greatly in NC State's favor as they were able to rally back and even the score at 52 in the final two minutes.
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NC State led at halftime by a score of 33–25. Houston was hampered by foul trouble that plagued star
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72:
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launched a desperation shot that fell short of the rim. Olajuwon hesitated in fear of a
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1932:"The slipper fits fine for N.C. State as Wolfpack stuns Houston for NCAA title, 54-52"
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889:. In 1995, he returned to Houston and rejoined Olajuwon after the defending champion
1878:"Ultimate Tournament Moments: Jim Valvano and N.C. State's upset of Houston in 1983"
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Valvano called timeout with 44 seconds left and drew up a play for senior guard
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with a year of eligibility remaining and was selected 14th overall by the
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You can see the time. Whittenburg...oh that's a long ways. It's there!
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back, and Whittenburg did exactly that with 1:05 left in regulation.
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running onto the court after the game ended looking for Whittenburg.
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They've got to drive to the basket, it's down to seven seconds.
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It also marked Drexler's final college game, as he entered the
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and paired top-ranked, #1 seed Midwest Regional Champions, the
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NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship games
377:, and sixteenth-ranked, #6 seed West Regional Champions, the
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1983 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game
1850:"State of shock: 25 years later, NC State miracle lives on"
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NC State Wolfpack men's basketball 1982–83 NCAA champions
355:
1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
902:
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NCAA Division I men's basketball championship games
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874:It was NC State's second NCAA championship. Their
607: Players selected in the 1983 NBA draft
32:1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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359:1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
2655:1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
1906:"NC State vs. Houston Box Score, April 4, 1983"
804:With Olajuwon on the bench, Houston head coach
435:1982–83 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
363:1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
2680:Sports competitions in Albuquerque, New Mexico
361:. It determined the national champion for the
2690:April 1983 sports events in the United States
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2052:
1659:
1631:
1508:
1480:
1452:
1424:
1142:
1114:
1086:
1019:
991:
963:
935:
817:throw, and the Wolfpack grabbed the rebound.
477:1982–83 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
2675:College basketball tournaments in New Mexico
1985:"N.C. STATE WINS TITLE ON FINAL-SECOND DUNK"
1603:
1575:
1536:
1047:
856:where Olajuwon was covering Wolfpack center
365:. The game was played on April 4, 1983, at
2011:
832:, who gave it to forward and fellow senior
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2525:
2059:
2045:
1960:"1982-83 Houston Cougars Roster and Stats"
1827:National Collegiate Athletic Association
604:
1199:
14:
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1242:
39:1983 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
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2040:
2012:Kirkpatrick, Curry (April 11, 1983).
867:Despite the loss, Olajuwon was named
503:(MW1) Houston 94, (ME1) Louisville 81
1256:
1213:
428:
1757:
509:
447:(6) NC State 69, (11) Pepperdine 67
24:
2670:NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
1745:calling Charles' game-winning dunk
470:
25:
2701:
464:(W6) NC State 67, (E4) Georgia 60
2665:Houston Cougars men's basketball
1705:Broadcast call on the final shot
1404:
1255:
1248:
1241:
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1205:
1198:
1191:
915:
495:(1) Houston 89, (3) Villanova 71
482:the National Championship Game.
456:(6) NC State 63, (1) Virginia 62
2005:
1794:"Midnight Nears for N.C. State"
1409:
1277:
920:
621:
489:(1) Houston 60, (8) Maryland 50
423:
173:
1977:
1952:
1924:
1898:
1870:
1842:
1814:
1786:
1399:
910:
876:first championship was in 1974
492:(1) Houston 70, (4) Memphis 63
13:
1:
1750:
453:(6) NC State 75, (10) Utah 56
2685:1983 in sports in New Mexico
850:DeMatha Catholic High School
450:(6) NC State 71, (3) UNLV 70
7:
10:
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673:, #MW1 Houston Cougars 52
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432:
357:was the final game of the
45:National championship game
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906:
776:, Paul Housman, Joe Forte
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578:
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519:
333:
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282:, Paul Housman, Joe Forte
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114:
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762:Albuquerque, New Mexico
371:Albuquerque, New Mexico
242:Albuquerque, New Mexico
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887:Portland Trail Blazers
27:NC State 54–52 Houston
2014:"State Had the Stuff"
1772:. 2009. p. 905.
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668:#W6 NC State Wolfpack
1937:New York Daily News
1855:New York Daily News
1799:The Washington Post
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2568:Dereck Whittenburg
2019:Sports Illustrated
1990:The New York Times
1032:Dereck Whittenburg
822:Dereck Whittenburg
543:Dereck Whittenburg
399:Dereck Whittenburg
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1428:
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2629:Assistant coach
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2610:
2602:
2592:Lorenzo Charles
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2510:
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1929:
1925:
1915:
1913:
1912:. April 4, 1983
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1903:
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1889:
1887:
1876:
1875:
1871:
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1859:
1848:
1847:
1843:
1833:
1831:
1830:. March 9, 2015
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1819:
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1805:
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1802:. April 4, 1983
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1762:
1758:
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1719:
1714:
1707:
1273:
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1266:
1261:
1260:
1253:
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1246:
1239:
1235:
1226:
1225:
1221:
1218:
1217:
1210:
1206:
1203:
1196:
1192:
948:Lorenzo Charles
858:Lorenzo Charles
836:in the corner.
799:Hakeem Olajuwon
782:
777:
769:
764:
743:
740:Hakeem Olajuwon
735:
732:Hakeem Olajuwon
713:
702:
658:
645:
634:
624:
616:
606:
605:
599:Hakeem Olajuwon
558:Lorenzo Charles
537:Alvin Franklin
512:
479:
473:
471:Houston Cougars
437:
431:
426:
407:Lorenzo Charles
405:call, allowing
390:Hakeem Olajuwon
375:Houston Cougars
347:
346:
340:
321:
254:Hakeem Olajuwon
207:Houston Cougars
164:
140:
103:
96:
61:Houston Cougars
34:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
2703:
2693:
2692:
2687:
2682:
2677:
2672:
2667:
2662:
2657:
2640:
2639:
2637:
2636:
2634:Tom Abatemarco
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2625:
2622:
2621:
2619:
2618:
2613:
2607:
2604:
2603:
2601:
2600:
2598:Cozell McQueen
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2588:
2582:
2576:
2570:
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2557:
2554:
2553:
2544:
2543:
2536:
2529:
2521:
2512:
2511:
2509:
2508:
2503:
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2493:
2488:
2483:
2478:
2473:
2468:
2463:
2458:
2453:
2448:
2443:
2438:
2433:
2428:
2423:
2418:
2413:
2408:
2403:
2398:
2393:
2388:
2383:
2378:
2373:
2368:
2363:
2358:
2353:
2348:
2343:
2338:
2333:
2328:
2323:
2318:
2313:
2308:
2303:
2298:
2293:
2288:
2283:
2278:
2273:
2268:
2263:
2258:
2253:
2248:
2243:
2238:
2233:
2228:
2223:
2218:
2213:
2208:
2203:
2198:
2193:
2188:
2183:
2178:
2173:
2168:
2163:
2158:
2153:
2148:
2143:
2138:
2133:
2128:
2123:
2118:
2113:
2108:
2103:
2098:
2093:
2088:
2083:
2077:
2074:
2073:
2064:
2063:
2056:
2049:
2041:
2033:
2032:
2004:
1976:
1951:
1923:
1897:
1869:
1841:
1813:
1785:
1778:
1755:
1754:
1752:
1749:
1731:
1706:
1703:
1700:
1699:
1696:
1695:
1689:
1688:
1684:
1683:
1680:
1677:
1674:
1669:
1664:
1656:
1655:
1652:
1649:
1646:
1644:Bryan Williams
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1636:
1628:
1627:
1624:
1621:
1618:
1613:
1608:
1600:
1599:
1596:
1593:
1590:
1585:
1580:
1572:
1571:
1569:
1567:
1565:
1561:
1560:
1557:
1554:
1551:
1549:Akeem Olajuwon
1546:
1541:
1533:
1532:
1529:
1526:
1523:
1521:Alvin Franklin
1518:
1513:
1505:
1504:
1501:
1498:
1495:
1490:
1485:
1477:
1476:
1473:
1470:
1467:
1465:Larry Micheaux
1462:
1457:
1449:
1448:
1445:
1442:
1439:
1434:
1429:
1421:
1420:
1418:
1416:
1413:
1412:
1407:
1402:
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1390:
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1386:
1383:
1380:
1376:
1375:
1372:
1369:
1365:
1364:
1361:
1358:
1354:
1353:
1350:
1347:
1343:
1342:
1339:
1336:
1332:
1331:
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1327:Total rebounds
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1321:
1320:
1317:
1312:
1308:
1307:
1304:
1299:
1295:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1288:
1285:
1282:
1269:
1268:
1262:
1254:
1247:
1240:
1233:
1232:
1231:
1229:
1227:
1219:
1211:
1204:
1197:
1190:
1189:
1188:
1182:
1179:
1178:
1172:
1171:
1167:
1166:
1163:
1160:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1139:
1138:
1135:
1132:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1111:
1110:
1107:
1104:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1083:
1082:
1080:
1078:
1076:
1072:
1071:
1068:
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1729:On the dunk!
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280:Hank Nichols
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2580:Sidney Lowe
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1916:January 16,
1822:"Dream run"
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1588:Reid Gettys
1315:Free throws
1302:Field goals
1298:23/59 (39%)
1176:Jim Valvano
1155:Ernie Myers
1004:Sidney Lowe
895:Otis Thorpe
862:goaltending
830:Sidney Lowe
766:Attendance:
721:Sidney Lowe
529:Sidney Lowe
500:Final Four
461:Final Four
411:Jim Valvano
403:goaltending
384:Hobbled by
318:Gary Bender
102:Head coach:
98:Jim Valvano
95:Head coach:
2649:Categories
2611:Head coach
1751:References
1311:8/11 (73%)
1284:Statistics
314:Announcers
287:Attendance
30:See also:
2025:March 18,
1997:March 18,
1969:March 18,
1944:March 18,
1890:March 18,
1862:March 18,
1834:March 18,
1806:March 18,
1693:Guy Lewis
1672:Dave Rose
1564:Reserves:
1396:Starters:
1349:Turnovers
1075:Reserves:
907:Starters:
806:Guy Lewis
771:Referees:
656:Box Score
105:Guy Lewis
1732:—
1723:OHHHHH!
1287:Houston
1281:NC State
1222:NC State
684:–25, 21–
523:Houston
520:Position
517:NC State
486:Midwest
275:Referees
265:Favorite
182:2nd half
179:1st half
1721:Packer:
1716:Bender:
1711:Packer:
1338:Assists
1264:Houston
893:traded
891:Rockets
758:The Pit
644:April 4
367:The Pit
325:(color)
304:Network
258:Houston
238:The Pit
156:Coaches
132:Coaches
79:(25–10)
1776:
1371:Blocks
1360:Steals
768:17,327
617:Source
290:17,327
82:(31–2)
1382:Fouls
745:Asts:
737:Rebs:
444:West
234:Venue
185:Total
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1946:2018
1918:2023
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1864:2018
1836:2018
1808:2018
1774:ISBN
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716:Asts
705:Rebs
353:The
343:1984
338:1982
226:Date
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2584:41
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2572:31
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2560:24
1735:CBS
1620:10
1605:G/F
1577:G/F
1556:18
1553:20
1454:F/C
1410:Ast
1405:Reb
1400:Pts
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1352:13
1330:43
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1036:14
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369:in
308:CBS
249:MVP
73:SWC
68:ACC
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