McKneeley scores 20, Ames adds 18 to help Virginia beat Georgia Tech 75-61
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Isaac McKneeley scored 20 points, Dai Dai Ames added 14 of his 18 in the second half and Virginia beat Georgia Tech 75-61 on Saturday.
Andrew Rohde scored 11 points with nine assists for Virginia (12-12, 5-8 ACC).
The Cavaliers have won 13 in a row against Georgia Tech (11-13, 5-8), dating to a 68-64 loss on Jan. 9, 2016, and 21 of their last 23. The Yellow Jackets are 1-12 all-time on Virginia's home court, where they have lost 11 straight.
Blake Buchanan threw down a dunk to make it 25-all with 6:46 left in the first half, Jacob Kofie followed with a three-point play 42 seconds later and Virginia led the rest of the way.
McKneeley made a layup with 8:02 left in the game that pushed the lead into double figures for good and sparked a 12-4 run.
Naithan George hit five 3-pointers and led the Yellow Jackets with 20 points. Duncan Powell added 18 points and Baye Ndongo scored 15.
Georgia Tech was coming off back-to-back wins over then-No. 21 Louisville and Clemson (which finished with 182 points in the latest AP Top 25 Poll, two fewer than No. 25 Mississippi) in triple overtime.
Tony Bennett, at two-time AP national coach of the year who lead the Cavaliers to a 2019 national title, was honored at halftime. Bennett unexpectedly retired on Oct. 18.
Georgia Tech returns home to play host to Stanford on Wednesday. Virginia plays at Virginia Tech next Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | (Cavaliers gains possession) | |||
19:33 | +3 | Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Dai Dai Ames assists) | 0-3 | |
19:14 | Dai Dai Ames blocks Naithan George's two point jump shot | |||
19:12 | Cavaliers defensive rebound | |||
19:00 | +3 | Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Blake Buchanan assists) | 0-6 | |
18:29 | Duncan Powell turnover (bad pass) (Dai Dai Ames steals) | |||
18:12 | +3 | Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot | 0-9 | |
17:51 | +2 | Ibrahim Souare makes two point dunk (Baye Ndongo assists) | 2-9 | |
17:24 | Duncan Powell blocks Blake Buchanan's two point layup | |||
17:22 | Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound | |||
17:09 | Baye Ndongo misses two point layup | |||
17:07 | Blake Buchanan defensive rebound | |||
16:49 | Andrew Rohde misses two point jump shot | |||
16:47 | Blake Buchanan offensive rebound | |||
16:37 | Dai Dai Ames turnover (lost ball) (Baye Ndongo steals) | |||
16:34 | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point layup | 4-9 | |
16:34 | Jacob Cofie shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul) | |||
16:34 | +1 | Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 5-9 | |
16:18 | Dai Dai Ames turnover (bad pass) | |||
16:02 | Darrion Sutton misses three point jump shot | |||
16:00 | Taine Murray defensive rebound | |||
15:43 | Baye Ndongo blocks Anthony Robinson's two point dunk | |||
15:41 | Naithan George defensive rebound | |||
15:36 | Baye Ndongo misses two point layup | |||
15:34 | Andrew Rohde defensive rebound | |||
15:28 | Taine Murray misses three point jump shot | |||
15:26 | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | |||
15:11 | +3 | Duncan Powell makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists) | 8-9 | |
14:53 | Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot | |||
14:51 | Cavaliers offensive rebound | |||
14:51 | TV timeout | |||
14:47 | +2 | Isaac McKneely makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists) | 8-11 | |
14:23 | Duncan Powell misses two point layup | |||
14:21 | Duncan Powell offensive rebound | |||
14:21 | Blake Buchanan shooting foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul) | |||
14:21 | +1 | Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-11 | |
14:21 | Duncan Powell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
14:21 | Andrew Rohde defensive rebound | |||
14:15 | +2 | Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists) | 9-13 | |
13:45 | +3 | Duncan Powell makes three point jump shot (Darrion Sutton assists) | 12-13 | |
13:21 | +2 | Anthony Robinson makes two point dunk (Andrew Rohde assists) | 12-15 | |
13:08 | Naithan George misses three point jump shot | |||
13:06 | Elijah Saunders defensive rebound | |||
12:46 | Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot | |||
12:44 | Darrion Sutton defensive rebound | |||
12:35 | +2 | Ibrahim Souare makes two point layup | 14-15 | |
12:13 | Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot | |||
12:11 | Naithan George defensive rebound | |||
11:51 | +3 | Naithan George makes three point jump shot | 17-15 | |
11:25 | Darrion Sutton blocks Anthony Robinson's two point layup | |||
11:23 | Cavaliers offensive rebound | |||
11:23 | TV timeout | |||
11:18 | +2 | Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup | 17-17 | |
11:00 | Naithan George misses two point layup | |||
10:58 | Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound | |||
10:45 | +2 | Isaac McKneely makes two point jump shot | 17-19 | |
10:31 | Dai Dai Ames personal foul | |||
10:28 | +2 | Naithan George makes two point jump shot (Lance Terry assists) | 19-19 | |
10:01 | Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot | |||
9:59 | Lance Terry defensive rebound | |||
9:51 | Blake Buchanan blocks Lance Terry's two point layup | |||
9:49 | Lance Terry offensive rebound | |||
9:46 | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point layup | 21-19 | |
9:46 | Cavaliers 30 second timeout | |||
9:25 | +2 | Jacob Cofie makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists) | 21-21 | |
9:06 | +3 | Duncan Powell makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists) | 24-21 | |
8:51 | Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot | |||
8:49 | Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound | |||
8:35 | Naithan George misses two point layup | |||
8:33 | Jacob Cofie defensive rebound | |||
8:20 | Jacob Cofie misses two point layup | |||
8:18 | Jacob Cofie offensive rebound | |||
8:14 | +2 | Jacob Cofie makes two point layup | 24-23 | |
7:55 | Anthony Robinson shooting foul | |||
7:55 | TV timeout | |||
7:55 | Naithan George misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
7:55 | +1 | Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-23 | |
7:44 | Ibrahim Souare personal foul | |||
7:22 | Isaac McKneely misses two point layup | |||
7:20 | Lance Terry defensive rebound | |||
7:11 | Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) | |||
6:46 | +2 | Blake Buchanan makes two point dunk (Andrew Rohde assists) | 25-25 | |
6:22 | Lance Terry misses two point jump shot | |||
6:20 | Ishan Sharma defensive rebound | |||
6:04 | +2 | Jacob Cofie makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists) | 25-27 | |
6:04 | Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Jacob Cofie draws the foul) | |||
6:04 | +1 | Jacob Cofie makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 25-28 | |
5:48 | Baye Ndongo misses two point layup | |||
5:46 | Baye Ndongo offensive rebound | |||
5:45 | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point layup | 27-28 | |
5:25 | +3 | Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists) | 27-31 | |
4:52 | Lance Terry misses three point jump shot | |||
4:50 | Yellow Jackets offensive rebound | |||
4:39 | +3 | Naithan George makes three point jump shot | 30-31 | |
4:22 | Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot | |||
4:20 | Blake Buchanan offensive rebound | |||
4:20 | Ibrahim Souare personal foul | |||
4:14 | Blake Buchanan turnover (lost ball) (Darrion Sutton steals) | |||
3:48 | Darrion Sutton misses two point layup | |||
3:46 | Elijah Saunders defensive rebound | |||
3:39 | +2 | Isaac McKneely makes two point layup (Elijah Saunders assists) | 30-33 | |
3:23 | Isaac McKneely personal foul | |||
3:23 | TV timeout | |||
3:19 | Dai Dai Ames personal foul | |||
3:13 | Naithan George misses three point jump shot | |||
3:11 | Blake Buchanan defensive rebound | |||
2:45 | +3 | Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Taine Murray assists) | 30-36 | |
2:26 | +3 | Naithan George makes three point jump shot | 33-36 | |
1:50 | +2 | Taine Murray makes two point layup (Blake Buchanan assists) | 33-38 | |
1:32 | Ibrahim Souare misses two point layup | |||
1:30 | Cavaliers defensive rebound | |||
1:10 | Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot | |||
1:08 | Naithan George defensive rebound | |||
0:54 | Baye Ndongo misses two point layup | |||
0:52 | Elijah Saunders defensive rebound | |||
0:36 | +3 | Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Taine Murray assists) | 33-41 | |
0:18 | Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout | |||
0:02 | +3 | Naithan George makes three point jump shot | 36-41 | |
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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0:00 | — | |||
19:47 | Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass) | |||
19:22 | Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot | |||
19:20 | Naithan George defensive rebound | |||
19:15 | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Naithan George assists) | 38-41 | |
19:01 | +3 | Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists) | 38-44 | |
18:44 | Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Jacob Cofie steals) | |||
18:18 | +3 | Dai Dai Ames makes three point jump shot | 38-47 | |
17:59 | Andrew Rohde personal foul | |||
17:47 | Jacob Cofie shooting foul | |||
17:47 | Lance Terry misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
17:47 | Lance Terry misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
17:47 | Jacob Cofie defensive rebound | |||
17:29 | Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot | |||
17:27 | Jacob Cofie offensive rebound | |||
17:24 | Jacob Cofie misses two point layup | |||
17:22 | Duncan Powell defensive rebound | |||
17:12 | Isaac McKneely personal foul | |||
16:58 | Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot | |||
16:56 | Andrew Rohde defensive rebound | |||
16:53 | +2 | Blake Buchanan makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists) | 38-49 | |
16:53 | Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout | |||
16:53 | TV timeout | |||
16:36 | Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot | |||
16:34 | Blake Buchanan defensive rebound | |||
16:07 | Blake Buchanan misses two point jump shot | |||
16:05 | Naithan George defensive rebound | |||
15:46 | Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot | |||
15:44 | Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound | |||
15:35 | +2 | Andrew Rohde makes two point layup (Dai Dai Ames assists) | 38-51 | |
15:24 | Andrew Rohde personal foul | |||
15:24 | TV timeout | |||
15:21 | Naithan George misses two point jump shot | |||
15:19 | Blake Buchanan defensive rebound | |||
15:06 | Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot | |||
15:04 | Darrion Sutton defensive rebound | |||
14:53 | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point dunk (Darrion Sutton assists) | 40-51 | |
14:23 | Andrew Rohde misses two point layup | |||
14:21 | Blake Buchanan offensive rebound | |||
14:18 | +2 | Blake Buchanan makes two point layup | 40-53 | |
13:58 | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Duncan Powell assists) | 42-53 | |
13:43 | Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot | |||
13:41 | Jacob Cofie offensive rebound | |||
13:36 | Jacob Cofie turnover (Naithan George steals) | |||
13:28 | Andrew Rohde personal foul | |||
13:14 | Baye Ndongo turnover (traveling) | |||
12:48 | Blake Buchanan misses two point jump shot | |||
12:46 | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | |||
12:32 | Darrion Sutton misses three point jump shot | |||
12:30 | Blake Buchanan defensive rebound | |||
12:09 | +2 | Dai Dai Ames makes two point jump shot | 42-55 | |
11:47 | +2 | Darrion Sutton makes two point layup (Baye Ndongo assists) | 44-55 | |
11:24 | Ishan Sharma misses two point jump shot | |||
11:22 | Cavaliers offensive rebound | |||
11:22 | TV timeout | |||
11:02 | Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot | |||
11:00 | Darrion Sutton defensive rebound | |||
10:39 | Naithan George misses two point layup | |||
10:37 | Ishan Sharma defensive rebound | |||
10:12 | Taine Murray misses three point jump shot | |||
10:10 | Duncan Powell defensive rebound | |||
10:03 | +2 | Duncan Powell makes two point layup | 46-55 | |
9:44 | Ishan Sharma misses three point jump shot | |||
9:42 | Blake Buchanan offensive rebound | |||
9:33 | +3 | Dai Dai Ames makes three point jump shot (Blake Buchanan assists) | 46-58 | |
9:07 | Darrion Sutton turnover (Blake Buchanan steals) | |||
8:55 | Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot | |||
8:53 | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | |||
8:44 | Jacob Cofie personal foul | |||
8:34 | +3 | Naithan George makes three point jump shot | 49-58 | |
8:02 | +2 | Isaac McKneely makes two point layup | 49-60 | |
7:45 | Naithan George misses three point jump shot | |||
7:43 | Jacob Cofie defensive rebound | |||
7:26 | +3 | Dai Dai Ames makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists) | 49-63 | |
7:26 | Cavaliers 30 second timeout | |||
7:26 | TV timeout | |||
7:06 | Lance Terry misses two point jump shot | |||
7:04 | Baye Ndongo offensive rebound | |||
7:00 | Baye Ndongo misses two point layup | |||
6:58 | Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound | |||
6:34 | Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot | |||
6:32 | Anthony Robinson offensive rebound | |||
6:27 | +2 | Anthony Robinson makes two point layup | 49-65 | |
6:12 | Naithan George misses three point jump shot | |||
6:10 | Elijah Saunders defensive rebound | |||
6:06 | Elijah Saunders turnover (lost ball) | |||
5:46 | Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot | |||
5:44 | Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound | |||
5:29 | Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot | |||
5:27 | Naithan George defensive rebound | |||
5:10 | +2 | Duncan Powell makes two point layup (Naithan George assists) | 51-65 | |
4:53 | Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot | |||
4:51 | Elijah Saunders offensive rebound | |||
4:33 | Elijah Saunders turnover (bad pass) (Duncan Powell steals) | |||
4:27 | +2 | Duncan Powell makes two point layup | 53-65 | |
4:05 | Ibrahim Souare shooting foul | |||
4:05 | +1 | Anthony Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-66 | |
4:05 | +1 | Anthony Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-67 | |
3:44 | Duncan Powell misses two point jump shot | |||
3:42 | Blake Buchanan defensive rebound | |||
3:42 | Ibrahim Souare personal foul | |||
3:42 | TV timeout | |||
3:17 | Jacob Cofie turnover (Duncan Powell steals) | |||
3:11 | Naithan George turnover (Jacob Cofie steals) | |||
2:58 | Jacob Cofie misses two point jump shot | |||
2:56 | Blake Buchanan offensive rebound | |||
2:56 | Duncan Powell personal foul | |||
2:46 | +3 | Dai Dai Ames makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists) | 53-70 | |
2:21 | Isaac McKneely personal foul | |||
2:21 | Cavaliers 30 second timeout | |||
2:21 | +1 | Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 54-70 | |
2:19 | +1 | Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-70 | |
1:52 | +2 | Jacob Cofie makes two point dunk (Blake Buchanan assists) | 55-72 | |
1:34 | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Naithan George assists) | 57-72 | |
1:05 | Lance Terry shooting foul | |||
1:05 | Blake Buchanan misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
1:05 | +1 | Blake Buchanan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-73 | |
0:48 | Darrion Sutton misses two point jump shot | |||
0:46 | Darrion Sutton offensive rebound | |||
0:44 | +2 | Darrion Sutton makes two point layup | 59-73 | |
0:28 | Bryce Walker turnover (Ibrahim Souare steals) | |||
0:19 | Emmer Nichols turnover (Cavaliers steals) | |||
0:08 | +2 | Desmond Roberts makes two point layup (Cavaliers assists) | 59-75 | |
0:00 | +2 | Duncan Powell makes two point jump shot | 61-75 | |
0:00 | End of period |
Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
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+ 2 | Duncan Powell makes two point jump shot | 0:00 |
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+ 2 | Desmond Roberts makes two point layup (Cavaliers assists) | 0:08 |
Emmer Nichols turnover (Cavaliers steals) | 0:19 |
Bryce Walker turnover (Ibrahim Souare steals) | 0:28 |
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+ 2 | Darrion Sutton makes two point layup | 0:44 |
Darrion Sutton offensive rebound | 0:46 |
Darrion Sutton misses two point jump shot | 0:48 |
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+ 1 | Blake Buchanan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1:05 |
Blake Buchanan misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1:05 |
Lance Terry shooting foul | 1:05 |
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+ 2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Naithan George assists) | 1:34 |
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Team Stats | |||
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Georgia Tech 11-13 | 73.1 PPG | 40.6 RPG | 14.8 APG |
Virginia 12-12 | 64.8 PPG | 31.8 RPG | 14.7 APG |
Key Players | |||||
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. George G | 12.3 PPG | 4.2 RPG | 6.5 APG | 39.3 FG% |
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. McKneely G | 14.4 PPG | 2.7 RPG | 2.9 APG | 43.9 FG% |
Top Scorers | |||||
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N. George G | 20 PTS | 6 REB | 5 AST | ||
I. McKneely G | 20 PTS | 0 REB | 2 AST |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
D. Sutton | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2/6 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
E. Nichols | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. San Miguel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Mutombo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Thompson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 61 | 23 | 11 | 24/53 | 8/18 | 5/9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
I. McKneely | 20 | 0 | 2 | 8/14 | 4/9 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Ames | 18 | 4 | 2 | 7/12 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
A. Rohde | 11 | 3 | 9 | 4/9 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
J. Cofie | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
B. Buchanan | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
I. McKneely | 20 | 0 | 2 | 8/14 | 4/9 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Ames | 18 | 4 | 2 | 7/12 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
A. Rohde | 11 | 3 | 9 | 4/9 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
J. Cofie | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
B. Buchanan | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
A. Robinson | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Murray | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Roberts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Saunders | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
B. Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
I. Sharma | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
T. Power | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Rouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 75 | 33 | 21 | 30/61 | 11/27 | 4/5 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 |