Brandon Paul of No. 13 Illinois figured his team needed a pep talk after rallying to tie No. 10 Gonzaga at halftime in their showdown of unbeaten teams. "I kept telling everybody, 'This is it. We've got to take this right now,'" Paul said. "We're not playing well, but we're still in this game." His teammates listened. Paul finished with 35 points to lead Illinois over Gonzaga 85-74 on Saturday. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=323432250