Brandon Paul is a killer, and he put up the year's best game

All the Illinois shooting guard did was roll in to Spokane and rip the hearts out of no. 10 Gonzaga with 35 points on 10-of-16 shooting. It was the best individual performance of the year by anyone, at any school, and even the highly disciplined Zags -- a very strong defensive unit coming into the game -- had nothing for him. Tell it like it is, Mark Few: "He looked like a high-level NBA guy ... We didn't have a guy who could guard him one-on-one basically." With 19.5 points per game on an undefeated team, and a performance that will be tough for anyone to top all season, I do believe it's time to start the Player of the Year drumbeat for Mr. Paul. He just crashed the list.

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