Friday, March 20, 2015

R.J. Hunter's 3-pointer caps rally as Georgia State stuns Baylor

Final

(14) Georgia State 57

(25-9, 15-5 Sun Belt)

(3) Baylor 56

(24-10, 11-7 Big 12)





1:40PM,EDT,March 19,2015
Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida


1 2 T
#14GAST 30 2757
#3BAY 33 2356
Top Performers
Georgia St: R. Hunter 16 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk
Baylor: T. Prince 18 Pts, 15 Reb
Associated Press
Georgia State Shocks Baylor
R.J. Hunter's 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds to play capped a comeback from a 12-point deficit and lift No. 14 seed Georgia State over No. 3 Baylor.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- R.J. Hunter kept firing away, eventually lifting 14th-seeded Georgia State over third-seeded Baylor and knocking his father right off his seat with the biggest shot of his life.
Hunter's 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds remaining capped a comeback from a 12-point deficit and lifted the Panthers to a 57-56 opening-game victory over the Bears in the NCAA tournament on Thursday.
With Ron Hunter working the sideline on a rolling chair less than a week after tearing his left Achilles tendon celebrating Georgia State winning the Sun Belt Conference championship, R.J. shrugged off a poor shooting performance to come through when his team needed him most.
"It was a great game, but I'm not going to coach, I'm going to be Dad right now," said Hunter, who fell off his seat and had to be helped up after R.J. made the second of two long 3-pointers that helped the Panthers advance. "This is my son. Proud of him. ... I haven't been able to do that for three years."
Baylor (24-10), which got 18 points and 15 rebounds from reserve Taurean Prince, did not score after going up 56-44 on two free throws with 2:54 remaining.
Pesky Georgia State's full-court trapping defense forced three critical turnovers and Hunter scored nine straight points, including a 3 that brought chants of "R.J. 3, R.J. 3, R.J. 3" from Panthers fans at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. The junior guard's steal and layup trimmed Baylor's lead to 56-53, and he drained another NBA-range 3 for the win after the Bears' Kenny Chery missed the front end of a 1-and-1 that could have put the game away for the Bears.
"He just made a contested 3. There was nothing we could do about it. We did our job and he just made it," Chery said.
Baylor coach Scott Drew felt the first long 3 got Hunter going, and that the Georgia State star "showed his versatility in different ways" the rest of the way. He was disappointed with how the Bears handled the Panthers' press at the end.
Baylor finished with 21 turnovers.
"All year we've executed down the stretch," Drew said. "We've been a tough team, and I feel bad the way the last 5 minutes went."
When Prince's desperation heave from beyond halfcourt bounced off the backboard at the buzzer, Ron Hunter sat on his stool holding his head while R.J. and teammates mobbed one another in the middle of the court.
"I saw him cannonball off his chair," R.J. said. "I told him, they've got to get him a chair with a back or something because that wasn't going to work."
R.J. Hunter finished with 16 points on 5-of-12 shooting. Ryann Green scored 11 points and Markus Crider had 10 for Georgia State, which will play Xavier or Mississippi on Saturday.
Ron and R.J. Hunter aren't the only feel-good story lines for the Panthers. Thursday marked Kevin Ware's return to the NCAA Tournament, two years after breaking his leg while playing for eventual national champion Louisville in the Elite Eight.
With second-leading scorer Ryan Harrow sidelined by a hamstring injury that's slowed him the past two weeks, Ware started Thursday and scored four points.
Hunter vowed to stand as much as possible on the sideline, and that turned out to be not much at all. Instead he scooted about on a blue rolling chair, his bare toes extending out of the cast on his left foot.
With Harrow out and R.J. Hunter off to his slow start, Georgia State fell behind 16-6 before settling down and putting together a 13-3 run to get back in the game. Ware's open jumper gave the Panthers their first lead, 26-24, and Georgia State looked like it might go into the locker room ahead at halftime before Prince made two free throws and a 3-pointer at the buzzer that rimmed out before hitting the backboard and falling through to put Baylor up 33-30.
Baylor seemingly took control with Royce O'Neale and Lester Medford making 3-pointers during a 12-1 burst that turned a one-point deficit into a 52-42 lead. Rico Gathers made two free throws to put the Bears up by 12, but they couldn't finish the job.
"These kids are so resilient. It's been like this all year," Ron Hunter said. "We kind of laugh because nothing's been given to us. ... This group is just unbelievable. We never gave up."
TIP-INS:
Georgia State: The Sun Belt champions are making their third appearance in the NCAAs, first since 2001 when the Lefty Driesell-coached Panthers were a No. 11 seed and upset No. 6 Wisconsin in their opening game. The other appearance was as a No. 16 seed in 1991.
Baylor: The Bears won at least two games in each of their past three trips to the NCAA Tournament. They reached the Elite Eight before losing to Duke in 2010. They advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2012 and 2014, losing to Kentucky three years ago and Wisconsin last season.
SHOW ME THE BLING
Most of Georgia State's roster had no previous experience in the NCAA tournament, however the Panthers have two players -- Ware and Harrow, who began his college career at NC State and transferred to Kentucky -- with national championship rings. Ron Hunter participated in the tourney as a player at Miami of Ohio, and he led IUPUI to the NCAAs as a coach.
UP NEXT:
Georgia State: The Panthers face Xavier on Saturday.
Baylor: Three of Thursday's five starters are underclassmen, including Gathers. Prince also is a junior.
Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press
 
 
 

Team Stat Comparison

 
GAST
BAY
Points 57 56
FG Made-Attempted 22-54 (.407) 19-43 (.442)
3P Made-Attempted 5-16 (.313) 7-19 (.368)
FT Made-Attempted 8-13 (.615) 11-13 (.846)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 13 (0/0) 13 (0/0)

Series

DATEGAMELINKS
» Mar 19, 2015 GAST 57, @BAY 56Recap

Research Notes

Georgia State ended the game on a 13-0 run Thursday. R.J. Hunter scored 12 of the Panthers' points during the run.
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Baylor committed 21 turnovers Thursday, its most in a game in the last three seasons, including four in the final 3 minutes. Georgia State's 13 steals are its most in the last four seasons. --Georgia State outscored Baylor 21-4 in points off turnovers, the fewest the Bears have scored this season the second most they have allowed. Baylor's points off turnovers differential (-17) is tied for its second worst in the last four seasons.
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Baylor's loss to Georgia State closed its season on a sour note.. The Bears squandered a 12-point lead as Georgia State closed on a 13-0 run over the final 2:39. If you remember, Baylor's football season ended similarly in the Cotton Bowl: Michigan State outscored Baylor 21-0 in the 4th quarter to win 42-41. Michigan State's go-ahead score came with 17 seconds remaining, while Georgia State's came with 2.5 seconds left.
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SCOREBAYLOR
20:00Jump Ball won by Georgia St0-0 
19:35Markus Crider missed Jumper.0-0 
19:35 0-0Royce O'Neale Defensive Rebound.
19:12 0-2Rico Gathers made Dunk. Assisted by Johnathan Motley.
18:55Ryann Green missed Three Point Jumper.0-2 
18:55Kevin Ware Offensive Rebound.0-2 
18:47Markus Crider made Dunk. Assisted by Kevin Ware.2-2 
18:24 2-4Johnathan Motley made Jumper. Assisted by Lester Medford.
17:52R.J. Hunter Turnover.2-4 
17:52 2-4Kenny Chery Steal.
17:46Foul on Ryann Green.2-4 
17:46 2-5Kenny Chery made Free Throw.
17:46 2-6Kenny Chery made Free Throw.
17:20Kevin Ware missed Jumper.2-6 
17:20Curtis Washington Offensive Rebound.2-6 
17:16Curtis Washington made Jumper.4-6 
16:51 4-9Royce O'Neale made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Chery.
16:13R.J. Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.4-9 
16:13 4-9Rico Gathers Defensive Rebound.
16:13 4-9Lester Medford missed Three Point Jumper.
16:13 4-9Rico Gathers Offensive Rebound.
15:38 4-9Royce O'Neale missed Three Point Jumper.
15:38 4-9Kenny Chery Offensive Rebound.
15:30 4-11Rico Gathers made Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Chery.
15:07R.J. Hunter missed Jumper.4-11 
15:07Curtis Washington Offensive Rebound.4-11 
15:07Curtis Washington made Two Point Tip Shot.6-11 
14:43 6-14Royce O'Neale made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Chery.
14:22Curtis Washington missed Jumper.6-14 
14:22 6-14Royce O'Neale Defensive Rebound.
14:11 6-16Johnathan Motley made Dunk.
14:10Georgia St Timeout
13:50Isaiah Dennis Turnover.6-16 
13:50 Official TV Timeout
13:38 6-16Kenny Chery Turnover.
13:38Isaiah Dennis Steal.6-16 
13:24Kevin Ware Turnover.6-16 
13:06 6-16Johnathan Motley Turnover.
12:42Kevin Ware missed Three Point Jumper.6-16 
12:42 6-16Rico Gathers Defensive Rebound.
12:34 6-16Royce O'Neale missed Layup.
12:34T.J. Shipes Block.6-16 
12:34 6-16Baylor Offensive Rebound.
12:31 6-16Rico Gathers missed Layup.
12:31T.J. Shipes Defensive Rebound.6-16 
12:30 6-16Foul on Taurean Prince.
12:13Markus Crider made Jumper.8-16 
11:39 8-16Rico Gathers missed Jumper.
11:39 8-16Rico Gathers Offensive Rebound.
11:35Foul on Markus Crider.8-16 
11:35 Official TV Timeout
11:35 8-17Rico Gathers made Free Throw.
11:35 8-17Rico Gathers missed Free Throw.
11:35Markus Crider Defensive Rebound.8-17 
11:10Markus Crider made Jumper. Assisted by Ryann Green.10-17 
10:45 10-17Al Freeman Turnover.
10:45Ryann Green Steal.10-17 
10:26Markus Crider missed Jumper.10-17 
10:26 10-17Taurean Prince Defensive Rebound.
10:22 10-17Taurean Prince Turnover.
10:22R.J. Hunter Steal.10-17 
10:19R.J. Hunter made Layup.12-17 
10:10Baylor Timeout
9:48 12-17Foul on Lester Medford.
9:48 12-17Lester Medford Turnover.
9:33Isaiah Dennis made Jumper.14-17 
8:57 14-17Rico Gathers missed Jumper.
8:57R.J. Hunter Block.14-17 
8:57 14-17Johnathan Motley Offensive Rebound.
8:52 14-19Johnathan Motley made Jumper.
8:28Isaiah Dennis made Jumper.16-19 
8:05 16-19Kenny Chery missed Three Point Jumper.
8:05R.J. Hunter Defensive Rebound.16-19 
7:45Ryann Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Dennis.19-19 
7:33Baylor Timeout
7:20 19-22Taurean Prince made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Royce O'Neale.
6:47T.J. Shipes missed Jumper.19-22 
6:47 19-22Taurean Prince Defensive Rebound.
6:37 19-22Johnathan Motley missed Layup.
6:37T.J. Shipes Defensive Rebound.19-22 
6:02Ryann Green made Jumper.21-22 
5:31Foul on T.J. Shipes.21-22 
5:31 Official TV Timeout
5:31 21-23Taurean Prince made Free Throw.
5:31 21-24Taurean Prince made Free Throw.
5:18Ryann Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Ware.24-24 
4:48 24-24Johnathan Motley Turnover.
4:30Kevin Ware made Jumper. Assisted by Ryann Green.26-24 
4:14 26-26Kenny Chery made Layup.
3:42Kevin Ware missed Three Point Jumper.26-26 
3:42 26-26Royce O'Neale Defensive Rebound.
3:31Foul on Ryann Green.26-26 
3:31 Official TV Timeout
3:23 26-26Royce O'Neale missed Three Point Jumper.
3:23Kevin Ware Defensive Rebound.26-26 
3:09 26-26Foul on Rico Gathers.
3:09Curtis Washington made Free Throw.27-26 
3:09Curtis Washington missed Free Throw.27-26 
3:09 27-26Royce O'Neale Defensive Rebound.
2:42 27-26Royce O'Neale Turnover.
2:28Isaiah Dennis made Jumper. Assisted by Markus Crider.29-26 
1:53 29-28Kenny Chery made Jumper.
1:14 29-28Foul on Rico Gathers.
1:14T.J. Shipes made Free Throw.30-28 
1:14T.J. Shipes missed Free Throw.30-28 
1:14 30-28Taurean Prince Defensive Rebound.
0:48Foul on Kevin Ware.30-28 
0:48 30-29Taurean Prince made Free Throw.
0:48 30-30Taurean Prince made Free Throw.
0:23R.J. Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.30-30 
0:23 30-30Johnathan Motley Defensive Rebound.
0:12Foul on R.J. Hunter.30-30 
0:01 30-33Taurean Prince made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Royce O'Neale.
0:00End of 1st half
 

2nd Half Summary

TIMEGEORGIA STSCOREBAYLOR
20:00 30-33Jump Ball won by Baylor
19:52 30-33Royce O'Neale Turnover.
19:52Markus Crider Steal.30-33 
19:46Kevin Ware made Layup.32-33 
19:33 32-33Johnathan Motley Turnover.
19:33Markus Crider Steal.32-33 
19:24Markus Crider Turnover.32-33 
19:02Foul on Markus Crider.32-33 
19:02 32-33Kenny Chery Turnover.
19:02Kevin Ware Steal.32-33 
18:58R.J. Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.32-33 
18:58 32-33Rico Gathers Defensive Rebound.
18:47 32-33Lester Medford missed Three Point Jumper.
18:47 32-33Johnathan Motley Offensive Rebound.
18:08 32-36Kenny Chery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lester Medford.
17:43Kevin Ware missed Jumper.32-36 
17:43 32-36Rico Gathers Defensive Rebound.
17:24 32-36Kenny Chery missed Jumper.
17:24Curtis Washington Defensive Rebound.32-36 
17:20 32-36Foul on Johnathan Motley.
17:03Curtis Washington missed Jumper.32-36 
17:03 32-36Royce O'Neale Defensive Rebound.
16:55 32-36Royce O'Neale Turnover.
16:43Kevin Ware missed Jumper.32-36 
16:43 32-36Rico Gathers Defensive Rebound.
16:23 32-38Taurean Prince made Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Chery.
16:04Ryann Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by R.J. Hunter.35-38 
15:33 35-40Taurean Prince made Dunk. Assisted by Kenny Chery.
15:13Markus Crider missed Jumper.35-40 
15:13 35-40Royce O'Neale Defensive Rebound.
15:00 35-40Kenny Chery missed Three Point Jumper.
15:00R.J. Hunter Defensive Rebound.35-40 
14:46 35-40Foul on Lester Medford.
14:46 Official TV Timeout
14:44Ryann Green Turnover.35-40 
14:44 35-40Rico Gathers Steal.
14:38 35-40Kenny Chery Turnover.
14:38R.J. Hunter Steal.35-40 
14:28 35-40Foul on Taurean Prince.
14:28R.J. Hunter made Free Throw.36-40 
14:28R.J. Hunter made Free Throw.37-40 
14:25 37-40Austin Mills Turnover.
14:04Isaiah Dennis missed Jumper.37-40 
14:04 37-40Rico Gathers Block.
14:04Georgia St Offensive Rebound.37-40 
13:54Markus Crider made Jumper. Assisted by Ryann Green.39-40 
13:28 39-40Taurean Prince Turnover.
13:28Isaiah Dennis Steal.39-40 
13:20Markus Crider made Jumper. Assisted by Ryann Green.41-40 
13:11 41-40Austin Mills Turnover.
13:11Ryann Green Steal.41-40 
13:10 41-40Foul on Austin Mills.
12:58R.J. Hunter missed Jumper.41-40 
12:58Markus Crider Offensive Rebound.41-40 
12:54R.J. Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.41-40 
12:54 41-40Taurean Prince Defensive Rebound.
12:44 41-42Lester Medford made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Chery.
12:23Markus Crider missed Jumper.41-42 
12:23 41-42Johnathan Motley Defensive Rebound.
12:14 41-42Taurean Prince missed Layup.
12:14Markus Crider Defensive Rebound.41-42 
11:51 41-42Foul on Johnathan Motley.
11:51 Official TV Timeout
11:48 41-42Foul on Johnathan Motley.
11:48Isaiah Dennis made Free Throw.42-42 
11:48Isaiah Dennis missed Free Throw.42-42 
11:48 42-42Taurean Prince Defensive Rebound.
11:24 42-42Taurean Prince missed Three Point Jumper.
11:24 42-42Taurean Prince Offensive Rebound.
11:21 42-44Taurean Prince made Jumper.
10:47Isaiah Dennis missed Layup.42-44 
10:47 42-44Royce O'Neale Defensive Rebound.
10:34 42-44Kenny Chery Turnover.
10:06Foul on R.J. Hunter.42-44 
10:06R.J. Hunter Turnover.42-44 
9:41 42-44Kenny Chery missed Three Point Jumper.
9:41 42-44Royce O'Neale Offensive Rebound.
9:27Foul on Kevin Ware.42-44 
9:14 42-44Royce O'Neale missed Three Point Jumper.
9:14 42-44Rico Gathers Offensive Rebound.
8:50Foul on T.J. Shipes.42-44 
8:50 42-45Taurean Prince made Free Throw.
8:50 42-46Taurean Prince made Free Throw.
8:26Markus Crider missed Jumper.42-46 
8:26 42-46Taurean Prince Defensive Rebound.
7:56 42-49Royce O'Neale made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Al Freeman.
7:45Georgia St Timeout
7:33Ryann Green missed Three Point Jumper.42-49 
7:33 42-49Taurean Prince Defensive Rebound.
6:57 42-49Lester Medford missed Three Point Jumper.
6:57 42-49Taurean Prince Offensive Rebound.
6:52 42-49Taurean Prince Turnover.
6:52Kevin Ware Steal.42-49 
6:40Kevin Ware missed Layup.42-49 
6:40 42-49Taurean Prince Defensive Rebound.
6:36 42-52Lester Medford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Al Freeman.
6:00Markus Crider missed Jumper.42-52 
6:00Curtis Washington Offensive Rebound.42-52 
5:56Curtis Washington made Dunk.44-52 
5:47 44-54Rico Gathers made Jumper. Assisted by Al Freeman.
5:26Ryann Green missed Three Point Jumper.44-54 
5:26 44-54Taurean Prince Defensive Rebound.
5:15 Official TV Timeout
4:49 44-54Kenny Chery missed Jumper.
4:49Markus Crider Defensive Rebound.44-54 
4:35R.J. Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.44-54 
4:35Curtis Washington Offensive Rebound.44-54 
4:28Ryann Green missed Jumper.44-54 
4:28 44-54Taurean Prince Defensive Rebound.
3:54 44-54Taurean Prince missed Three Point Jumper.
3:54 44-54Rico Gathers Offensive Rebound.
3:54 44-54Rico Gathers missed Two Point Tip Shot.
3:54R.J. Hunter Defensive Rebound.44-54 
3:36Georgia St Timeout
3:31Jalen Brown missed Three Point Jumper.44-54 
3:31 44-54Kenny Chery Defensive Rebound.
2:54Foul on Jalen Brown.44-54 
2:54 Official TV Timeout
2:54 44-55Rico Gathers made Free Throw.
2:54 44-56Rico Gathers made Free Throw.
2:43Isaiah Dennis missed Layup.44-56 
2:43T.J. Shipes Offensive Rebound.44-56 
2:39 44-56Foul on Kenny Chery.
2:39R.J. Hunter made Free Throw.45-56 
2:39R.J. Hunter made Free Throw.46-56 
2:39 46-56Royce O'Neale Turnover.
2:28Isaiah Dennis missed Layup.46-56 
2:28 46-56Taurean Prince Defensive Rebound.
1:54 46-56Kenny Chery missed Jumper.
1:54Ryann Green Defensive Rebound.46-56 
1:36R.J. Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Dennis.49-56 
1:33Georgia St Timeout
1:30 49-56Royce O'Neale Turnover.
1:30Markus Crider Steal.49-56 
1:30Jump Ball won by Georgia St49-56 
1:28R.J. Hunter made Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Ware.51-56 
1:27Georgia St Timeout
1:24 51-56Taurean Prince Turnover.
1:24R.J. Hunter Steal.51-56 
1:20R.J. Hunter made Layup.53-56 
1:07Baylor Timeout
0:45 53-56Royce O'Neale missed Jumper.
0:45Markus Crider Defensive Rebound.53-56 
0:35Ryann Green missed Jumper.53-56 
0:35T.J. Shipes Offensive Rebound.53-56 
0:32 53-56Foul on Rico Gathers.
0:32T.J. Shipes missed Free Throw.53-56 
0:32 53-56Rico Gathers Defensive Rebound.
0:31Foul on Isaiah Dennis.53-56 
0:31Baylor Timeout
0:25 53-56Rico Gathers missed Layup.
0:25 53-56Taurean Prince Offensive Rebound.
0:20 53-56Taurean Prince Turnover.
0:20Isaiah Dennis Steal.53-56 
0:20 53-56Foul on Taurean Prince.
0:20Isaiah Dennis made Free Throw.54-56 
0:20Isaiah Dennis missed Free Throw.54-56 
0:20 54-56Taurean Prince Defensive Rebound.
0:15Foul on Isaiah Dennis.54-56 
0:15 54-56Kenny Chery missed Free Throw.
0:15T.J. Shipes Defensive Rebound.54-56 
0:03R.J. Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by T.J. Shipes.57-56 
0:03Baylor Timeout
0:01 57-56Taurean Prince missed Three Point Jumper.
0:01Georgia St Defensive Rebound.57-56 
0:00End of Game
 
 
 
 
Georgia St Panthers
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Curtis Washington, F203-50-01-2415000007
Markus Crider, F395-110-00-01451302210
Kevin Ware, G292-80-20-0112320024
Ryann Green, G314-93-60-00114201211
R.J. Hunter, G405-122-74-40331312216
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
T.J. Shipes, F190-10-01-3235101021
Jalen Brown, F10-10-10-0000000010
Isaiah Dennis, G213-70-02-4000230128
TOTALS
FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS

22-545-168-13913221213261357

40.7%31.3%61.5%
Baylor Bears
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Royce O'Neale, F373-83-60-0178200509
Rico Gathers, F333-80-03-44610011039
Johnathan Motley, F193-40-00-0224100336
Kenny Chery, G343-91-42-3112610419
Lester Medford, G352-51-40-0000200125
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Taurean Prince, F295-92-56-6312150005318
Austin Mills, G20-00-00-0000000210
Al Freeman, G80-00-00-0000300100
Ishmail Wainright, G30-00-00-0000000000
TOTALS
FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS

19-437-1911-131228401421211356

44.2%36.8%84.6%
 Technical Fouls: PLAYERS: None - TEAMS: None
 Officials: A.J. Desai, Gary Prager, Jamie Luckie
 Attendance: N/A
 
 
 

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