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References
- ↑ "Great Alaska Shootout will end after 2017". ESPN.com. ESPN. August 24, 2017.
- ↑ "2017 GCI Great Alaska Shootout Schedule". GoSeawolves.com. University of Alaska Anchorage Athletics. November 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Year-by-Year Results" . Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ↑ "2017 Great Alaska Shootout Bracket" (PDF).
- ↑ "Cal Poly beats Charleston 73-68 in Great Alaska Shootout". USAToday.com. USA Today. November 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Women's Year-by-Year Results" . Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ↑ "2017 Great Alaska Shootout Women's Bracket" (PDF).
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