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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Cody Zeller and his teammates sent a message to the rest of college basketball Tuesday night. Americas No. 1 team really is Americas best team. Zeller finished with 20 points and eight rebounds, and Victor Oladipo and Will Sheehey both added 19 points, leading the top-ranked Hoosiers to a stunning 83-59 rout of No. 14 North Carolina in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. "I know people criticize us for our defence, and they say If they cant play defence, how good can they really be?" Oladipo said. North Carolina (5-2) found out the Hoosiers can play defence and when they do, theyre pretty darn good. The Tar Heels opened the second half going 1 of 20 from the field and got their only basket on a tip-in that may have been deflected off the hand of an Indiana player. And offensively, the Hoosiers were their usual balanced selves. Zeller was 8 of 13 from the field with four blocks, one steal and an assist. Oladipo and Sheehey were both 8 of 12 from the field. Senior guard Jordan Hulls was 5 of 8, including three 3-pointers, and finished with 13 points, eight assists and two steals. The dominant performance might even silence some of the murmurs No. 2 Duke was closing the gap with Indiana (7-0), murmurs the Hoosiers were aware of when they took the court Tuesday night. "It was a huge statement," Sheehey said. "We prepared for this game for a couple of weeks now. You saw the score, we played hard, we played well, we played together and when we do that, we play well." The best thing about this game for North Carolina may be the end of its run against teams from the Hoosier State. A week ago, North Carolina trailed by 29 points in the second half before falling 82-71 to two-time national runner-up Butler. On Tuesday, it was almost an instant replay. Indiana closed the first half fast, started the second half fast and spent the rest of the game pulling away. The Hoosiers took biggest lead of the night, 83-51, with 4:22 to play. Dexter Strickland led the Tar Heels with 14 points, Marcus Paige had 11 and James Michael McAdoo had 10 points and nine rebounds for North Carolina, who was missing sophomore guard P.J. Hairston, who stayed home with a sprained left knee. There was a bigger problem, though. North Carolina couldnt figure out how to contain Zeller, one of this seasons favourites to be the national player of the year. "Boy, I would love to watch them play if it wasnt against my team," Tar Heels coach Roy Williams said. "You look down the lineup and Cody Zeller, hes family to begin with, hes really a load to handle, and two other guys that I didnt even hear of when they were in high school, they just kicked our rear ends." The game pitting two of the countrys most storied programs -- which have combined for 10 national titles and 3,767 wins -- had been billed as one of this seasons showcase events. For 16 minutes, it lived up to the hype. Zeller changed everything with two flurries. 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Six different schools have won the championship in as many years. "Its really difficult to put what this means into words," said tournament MVP Brandon McLean, from Victoria, who put McGill in the final after scoring the winner in Saturdays 9-8 semifinal victory over the Guelph Gryphons. "It was really a team effort. We worked so hard to get here and its paid off. "I think it will take a while to sink in what we accomplished." Sharples also scored in regulation for the Redmen, while Tayler Sipperly had two goals as well. Ryan Besse, Leland de Langley and Connor Goodwin rounded out McGills offence. Scott Watson and Ryan McCrory both had a pair of goals for Western, while Kyle Childerhose and Sam Neeb also scored. Riley McGillis made 20 saves in net for the win, while Zaach Grace stopped 12 shots for the Mustangs.dddddddddddd Sharples, a graduating senior from Vancouver, scored a wrap-a-round goal with 12 seconds remaining in double overtime. 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