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March Madness: The Top 10 Individual Performances of the Opening Weekend
These 10 players delivered the best individual performances of the NCAA Tournament's first two rounds.

3. Jairus Lyles, UMBC

Round of 64 vs. Virginia
nERD: 62.65
28 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists

In the first-ever upset of a 1 seed by a 16 seed in the NCAA Men's Tournament, UMBC's Jairus Lyles delivered one of March Madness' most highly-efficient offensive games. Against the Virginia Cavaliers -- highly regarded as the best defense in the country -- Lyles was 3-of-4 from three-point territory and scored 28 points on 11 shots from the field. He was able to get to the line as well, where he converted 7 of his 9 attempts from the charity stripe.

Lyles finished with a 144.6 offensive rating in a performance that will be remembered for the ages.

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