2021–22_USC_Trojans_men's_basketball_team

2021–22 USC Trojans men's basketball
2021–22 USC Trojans men's basketball
Wooden Legacy champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 22
Record	26–8 (14–6 Pac-12)
Head coach	Andy Enfield (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Capko (6th season); Eric Mobley (4th season); Jay Morris (1st season);
Home arena	Galen Center; (Capacity: 10,258)
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 USC Trojans men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2021–22 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans are led by 9th-year head coach Andy Enfield and played their home games at the Galen Center for the 16th season in Los Angeles as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 26–8, 14–6 in Pac-12 Play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they defeated Washington in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to UCLA. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the Midwest Region, where they lost in the First Round to Miami (FL).

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Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 6:00 pm, P12N		Cal State Northridge	W 89–49	1–0	20 – Ellis	9 – Mobley	3 – Mobley	Galen Center (3,321) Los Angeles, CA
November 13, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Temple	W 76–71	2–0	19 – Goodwin	8 – Tied	8 – Peterson	Liacouras Center (5,323) Philadelphia, PA
November 16, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 25	at Florida Gulf Coast	W 78–61	3–0	20 – Goodwin	9 – Mobley	6 – Tied	Alico Arena (4,509) Fort Myers, FL
November 22, 2021* 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 24	Dixie State	W 98–71	4–0	19 – Ellis	11 – Goodwin	4 – Mobley	Galen Center (2,189) Los Angeles, CA
November 25, 2021* 6:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 24	vs. Saint Joseph's Wooden Legacy Semifinal	W 70–55	5–0	17 – Ellis	11 – Mobley	4 – Tied	Anaheim Convention Center (0) Anaheim, CA
November 26, 2021* 8:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 24	vs. San Diego State Wooden Legacy championship	W 58–43	6–0	18 – Mobley	12 – Mobley	4 – Anderson	Anaheim Convention Center (2,890) Anaheim, CA
December 1, 2021 8:30 p.m., P12N	No. 20	Utah	W 93–73	7–0 (1–0)	21 – Mobley	13 – Mobley	4 – Tied	Galen Center (3,754) Los Angeles, CA
December 4, 2021 3:00 p.m., P12N	No. 20	at Washington State	W 63–61	8–0 (2–0)	14 – Goodwin	6 – Peterson	4 – Anderson	Beasley Coliseum (4,069) Pullman, WA
December 7, 2021* 7:00 p.m., P12N	No. 16	Eastern Kentucky	W 80–68	9–0	23 – Mobley	13 – Mobley	5 – Tied	Galen Center (2,608) Los Angeles, CA
December 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m., P12N	No. 16	Long Beach State	W 73–62	10–0	21 – Mobley	12 – Mobley	4 – Anderson	Galen Center (5,561) Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 2021* 6:00 p.m., P12N	No. 10	UC Irvine	W 66–61	11–0	23 – Goodwin	12 – Mobley	5 – Peterson	Galen Center (3,253) Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 2021* 1:00 p.m., P12N	No. 10	vs. Georgia Tech Jerry Colangelo Classic	W 67–53	12–0	16 – Ellis	8 – Tied	4 – Peterson	Footprint Center (7,821) Phoenix, AZ
December 21, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 8	vs. Oklahoma State Compete 4 Cause Classic	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues^[1]					Paycom Center Oklahoma City, OK
January 6, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1	No. 7	at California	W 77–63	13–0 (3–0)	19 – Mobley	9 – Tied	3 – Anderson	Haas Pavilion (4,811) Berkeley, CA
January 11, 2022^{[lower-alpha 1]} 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 5	at Stanford	L 69–75	13–1 (3–1)	16 – Mobley	7 – Mobley	5 – Mobley	Maples Pavilion (100) Stanford, CA
January 13, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 5	Oregon State	W 81–71	14–1 (4–1)	20 – Goodwin	12 – Goodwin	4 – Mobley	Galen Center (0^[3]) Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1	No. 5	Oregon	L 69–79	14–2 (4–2)	18 – Tied	9 – Mobley	4 – Mobley	Galen Center (0^[3]) Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 2022 4:30 p.m., P12N	No. 16	at Colorado	W 61–58	15–2 (5–2)	14 – Goodwin	18 – Goodwin	3 – Mobley	CU Events Center (7,475) Boulder, CO
January 22, 2022 3:30 p.m., P12N	No. 16	at Utah	W 79–67	16–2 (6–2)	23 – Peterson	6 – Mobley	5 – Mobley	Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,846) Salt Lake City, UT
January 24, 2022^{[lower-alpha 2]} 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 15	Arizona State	W 78–56	17–2 (7–2)	16 – Peterson	8 – Goodwin	Johnson – 5	Galen Center (2,438) Los Angeles, CA
January 27, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1	No. 15	Stanford	L 61–64	17–3 (7–3)	14 – Peterson	7 – Tied	9 – Mobley	Galen Center (4,148) Los Angeles, CA
January 29, 2022 4:00 p.m., P12N	No. 15	California	W 79–72	18–3 (8–3)	24 – Mobley	6 – Mobley	5 – Anderson	Galen Center (4,293) Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 19	at Arizona State	W 58–53	19–3 (9–3)	21 – Ellis	13 – Peterson	3 – Ellis	Desert Financial Arena (7,246) Tempe, AZ
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., FOX	No. 19	at No. 7 Arizona	L 63–72	19–4 (9–4)	15 – Mobley	8 – Peterson	5 – Ellis	McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ
February 8, 2022^[5]* 7:00 p.m., P12N	No. 21	Pacific	W 74–68	20–4	13 – Ellis	6 – Tied	8 – Peterson	Galen Center (2,189) Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 21	No. 12 UCLA Rivalry	W 67–64	21–4 (10–4)	27 – Peterson	12 – Peterson	4 – Peterson	Galen Center (10,258) Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 2022 8:30 p.m., P12N	No. 17	Washington	W 79–69	22–4 (11–4)	24 – Goodwin	9 – Goodwin	8 – Mobley	Galen Center (3,218) Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 2022 4:30 p.m., P12N	No. 17	Washington State	W 62–60	23–4 (12–4)	21 – Ellis	9 – Mobley	4 – Mobley	Galen Center (4,268) Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 16	at Oregon State	W 94–91 ^2OT	24–4 (13–4)	23 – Peterson	10 – Tied	6 – Anderson	Gill Coliseum (3,685) Corvallis, OR
February 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 16	at Oregon	W 70–69	25–4 (14–4)	20 – Peterson	9 – Mobley	4 – Anderson	Matthew Knight Arena (10,021) Eugene, OR
March 1, 2022^{[lower-alpha 3]} 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 16	No. 2 Arizona	L 71–93	25–5 (14–5)	14 – Agbonkpolo	11 – Mobley	4 – Peterson	Galen Center (10,258) Los Angeles, CA
March 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 16	at No. 17 UCLA Rivalry	L 68–75	25–6 (14–6)	20 – Mobley	9 – Peterson	6 – Peterson	Pauley Pavilion (13,659) Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Tournament
March 10, 2022 8:30 p.m., FS1	(3) No. 21	vs. (6) Washington Quarterfinals	W 65–61	26–6	17 – Ellis	9 – Mobley	6 – Mobley	T-Mobile Arena (10,417) Paradise, NV
March 11, 2022 8:30 p.m., FS1	(3) No. 21	vs. (2) No. 13 UCLA Semifinals/Rivalry	L 59–69	26–7	27 – Ellis	7 – Tied	1 – Tied	T-Mobile Arena (14,158) Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022 12:10 p.m., TruTV	(7 MW) No. 22	vs. (10 MW) Miami (FL) First Round	L 66–68	26–8	17 – Peterson	6 – Goodwin	8 – Mobley	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,255) Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Pacific Time.

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[3] This game was originally scheduled for January 8 before being postponed and rescheduled for January 11 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Stanford program.^[2]

[6] This game was originally scheduled for December 30 before being postponed and rescheduled for January 24 due to COVID-19 protocols within the USC program.^[4]

[9] This game was originally scheduled for January 2 before being postponed and rescheduled for March 1 due to COVID-19 protocols within the USC program.^[6]

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"No. 7 USC Men's Basketball Away Game At Stanford Re-Scheduled For Jan. 11". usctrojans.com. January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.

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"USC's Indoor Home Athletic Events Continue to be Closed to General Public Through Jan. 21".

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"No. 16 USC Reschedules Home Game Versus Arizona State". usctrojans.com. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

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"No. 19 USC Men's Basketball Adds Home Game Against Pacific On Feb. 8". usctrojans.com. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

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"No. 21 USC Men's Basketball's Home Game Against No. 4 Arizona Rescheduled To March 1". usctrojans.com. February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.

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"2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". USC Athletics.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Talin Lewis	0	G	6'4"	180	Junior	Westlake Village, CA	Walk-on; left the team
Tahj Eaddy	2	G	6'2"	165	Redshirt Senior	West Haven, CT	Declared for the 2021 NBA draft; went Undrafted
Evan Mobley	4	F	7'0"	215	Freshman	Murrieta, CA	Declared for the 2021 NBA draft; selected 3rd overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers
McKay Anderson	14	G	6'5"	190	Redshirt Senior	La Cañada, CA	Walk-on; graduated
Noah Baumann	30	G	6'6"	215	Redshirt Junior	Phoenix, AZ	Transferred to Georgia

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Harrison Hornery PF	Toowoomba, Australia	Mater Dei (CA)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 31, 2019
Harrison Hornery PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Malik Thomas SG	Fontana, CA	Damien (CA)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Mar 27, 2020
Malik Thomas SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Kobe Johnson SG	Milwaukee, WI	Nicolet (WI)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 3, 2020
Kobe Johnson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "USC 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021. "2021 USC Trojans Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Vincent Iwuchukwu #4 C	Nigeria	Montverde Academy (FL)	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 17, 2021
Vincent Iwuchukwu #4 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Kijani Wright #5 PF	Los Angeles, CA	Sierra Canyon (CA)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Aug 11, 2021
Kijani Wright #5 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Tre White #18 SF	Napa, CA	Prolific Prep (CA)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 6, 2021
Tre White #18 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Oziyah Sellers #24 SG	Modesto, CA	Southern California Academy (CA)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Aug 15, 2021
Oziyah Sellers #24 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "USC 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021. "2022 USC Trojans Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.

Cal State Northridge 49, USC Trojans 89
Scoring by half: 19-52, 30-37
Pts: Boogie Ellis, 20 Rebs: Isaiah Mobley, 9 Asts: Isaiah Mobley, 3		Pts: Darius Brown II, Atin Wright 10 Rebs: Darius Brown II, 6 Asts: Elijah Hardy, 3

USC Trojans 76, Temple Owls 71
Scoring by half: 46-27, 30-47
Pts: Chevez Goodwin, 19 Rebs: Chevez Goodwin, Isaiah Mobley 8 Asts: Drew Peterson, 8		Pts: Khalif Battle, 26 Rebs: Nick Jourdain, 9 Asts: Jeremiah Williams, 5

v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Arizona †	18	–	2	.900	33	–	4	.892
No. 11 UCLA	15	–	5	.750	27	–	8	.771
No. 22 USC	14	–	6	.700	26	–	8	.765
Colorado	12	–	8	.600	21	–	12	.636
Oregon	11	–	9	.550	20	–	15	.571
Washington	11	–	9	.550	17	–	15	.531
Washington State	11	–	9	.550	22	–	15	.595
Arizona State	10	–	10	.500	14	–	17	.452
Stanford	8	–	12	.400	16	–	16	.500
California	5	–	15	.250	12	–	20	.375
Utah	4	–	16	.200	11	–	20	.355
Oregon State	1	–	19	.050	3	–	28	.097

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

USC Trojans 78, Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 61
Scoring by half: 35-27, 43-34
Pts: Chevez Goodwin, 20 Rebs: Isaiah Mobley, 9 Asts: Boogie Ellis, Isaiah Mobley 6		Pts: Cyrus Largie, 20 Rebs: Kevin Samuel, 8 Asts: Luis Rolen, 6

Dixie State 71, USC Trojans 98
Scoring by half: 36-47, 35-51
Pts: Cameron Gooden, Frank Staine 17 Rebs: Hunter Schofield, 8 Asts: Cameron Gooden, Brock Gilbert 4		Pts: Boogie Ellis, 19 Rebs: Chevez Goodwin, 11 Asts: Isaiah Mobley, 4

USC Trojans 70, Saint Joseph 55
Scoring by half: 38-26, 32-29
Pts: Boogie Ellis, 17 Rebs: Isaiah Mobley, 11 Asts: Boogie Ellis, Drew Peterson 4		Pts: Ejike Obinna, 18 Rebs: Ejike Obinna, 10 Asts: Erik Reynolds II, 4

USC Trojans 58, San Diego State 43
Scoring by half: 22-15, 36-28
Pts: Isaiah Mobley, 18 Rebs: Isaiah Mobley, 12 Asts: Ethen Anderson, 4		Pts: Trey Pulliam, 11 Rebs: Nathan Mensah, 7 Asts: Matt Bradley, 2

Utah 73, USC Trojans 93
Scoring by half: 28-48, 45-45
Pts: Both Gach, 28 Rebs: Lahat Thioune, 11 Asts: Rollie Worster, 4		Pts: Isaiah Mobley, 21 Rebs: Isaiah Mobley, 13 Asts: Boogie Ellis, Drew Peterson 4

USC Trojans 63, Washington State 61
Scoring by half: 30-32, 33-29
Pts: Chavez Goodwin, 14 Rebs: Drew Peterson, 6 Asts: Ethan Anderson, 4		Pts: Michael Flowers, 13 Rebs: Dishon Jackson, 7 Asts: Noah WIlliams, 2

Eastern Kentucky 68, USC Trojans 80
Scoring by half: 25-41, 43-39
Pts: Braxton Beverly, 16 Rebs: Curt Lewis, 6 Asts: Braxton Beverly, 4		Pts: Isaiah Mobley, 23 Rebs: Isaiah Mobley, 12 Asts: Isaiah Mobley, Max Agbonkpolo, Boogie Ellis 5

Long Beach State 62, USC Trojans 73
Scoring by half: 38-38, 24-35
Pts: Joel Murray, 14 Rebs: Romelle Mansel, 7 Asts: Joe; Murray, 3		Pts: Isaiah Mobley, 21 Rebs: Isaiah Mobley, 12 Asts: Drew Peterson, 5

UC Irvine 61, USC Trojans 66
Scoring by half: 36-28, 25-38
Pts: Collin Welp, 24 Rebs: Austin Johnson, 9 Asts: DJ Davis, 2

Georgia Tech 53, USC Trojans 67
Scoring by half: 24-33, 29-34
Pts: Michael Devoe, 25 Rebs: Khalid Moore, 8 Asts: Khalid Moore, 2		Pts: Boogie Ellis, 16 Rebs: Drew Peterson, Chevez Goodwin 8 Asts: Drew Peterson, 4

USC Trojans 77, California 63
Scoring by half: 36-31, 41-32
Pts: Isaiah Mobley, 19 Rebs: Drew Pederson, Isaiah Mobley, 9 Asts: Ethan Andreson, 3		Pts: Grant Anticevich, 19 Rebs: Andre Kelly. 11 Asts: Joel Brown, 9

USC Trojans 69, Stanford 75
Scoring by half: 33-32, 36-43
Pts: Isaiah Mobley, 16 Rebs: Isaiah Mobley, 7 Asts: Isaiah Mobley, 5		Pts: Harrison Ingram, Spencer Jones 21 Rebs: Harrison Ingram, 10 Asts: Michael O'Connell, 7

Oregon State 71, USC Trojans 81
Scoring by half: 42-37, 29-44
Pts: Chavez Goodwin, 20 Rebs: Chavez Goodwin, 12 Asts: Isaiah Mobley, 4		Pts: Jarod Lucas, 27 Rebs: Warith Alatishe, 8 Asts: Dashawn Davis, 7

Oregon 79, USC Trojans 69
Scoring by half: 45-29, 34-40
Pts: Will Richardson, 28 Rebs: N'Faly Dante, 7 Asts: Will Richardson, Jacob Young 4		Pts: Isaiah Mobley, Boogie Ellis 18 Rebs: Isaiah Mobley, 9 Asts: Isaiah Mobley, 4

USC Trojans 61, Colorado 58
Scoring by half: 25-25, 36-33
Pts: Chavez Goodwin, 14 Rebs: Chavez Goodwin, 18 Asts: Isaiah Mobley, 3		Pts: Jabari Walker, 13 Rebs: Nique Clifford, 7 Asts: Evan Battey, 3

USC Trojans 79, Utah 67
Scoring by half: 35-30, 44-37
Pts: Drew Peterson, 23 Rebs: Isaiah Mobley, 7 Asts: Isaiah Mobley 5		Pts: Gabe Madsen, 20 Rebs: Marco Anthony, Dusan Mahorici 5 Asts: Rollie Worster, 6

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	RV	25	24	20	16	10	8	7	7	5	16	15	19	21	17	16	16	21	22	Not released
Coaches	RV	RV^	25	18	15	9	9	9	8	7	15	15	19	21	17	16	16	21	22

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Previous season

Off-season

Departures

Incoming transfers

2021 recruiting class

2022 Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Game summaries

Cal State Northridge Matadors vs USC Trojans

USC Trojans vs Temple Owls

No. 25 USC Trojans vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles

Dixie State Trailblazers vs No. 24 USC Trojans

No.24 USC Trojans vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

No. 24 USC Trojans vs San Diego State Aztecs

Utah Runnin' Utes vs No. 20 USC Trojans

No. 20 USC Trojans vs Washington State Cougars

Eastern Kentucky Colonels vs No. 16 USC Trojans

Long Beach State vs No. 16 USC Trojans

UC Irvine Anteaters vs No. 10 USC Trojans

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs No. 10 USC Trojans

Oklahoma State

Arizona State and No. 9 Arizona

No. 7 USC Trojans vs California Golden Bears

No. 5 USC Trojans vs Stanford Cardinal

Oregon State Beavers vs No. 5 USC Trojans

Oregon Ducks vs No. 5 USC Trojans

No. 16 USC Trojans vs Colorado Buffaloes

No. 16 USC Trojans vs Utah Runnin' Utes

Arizona State Sun Devils vs USC Trojans

Stanford Cardinal vs USC Trojans

California Golden Bears vs USC Trojans

USC Trojans vs Arizona State Sun Devils

USC Trojans vs Arizona Wildcats

UCLA Bruins vs USC Trojans

Washington Huskies vs USC Trojans

Washington State Cougars vs USC Trojans

USC Trojans vs Oregon State Beavers

USC Trojans vs Oregon Ducks

USC Trojans vs UCLA Bruins

Pac-12 Conference tournament Game Summary

TBD

Rankings

Notes

References

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