Indiana's Yogi Ferrell (11) puts up a shot against North Carolina's Marcus Paige, left, and Jackson Simmons during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, in Bloomington, Ind. Indiana defeated North Carolina 83-59.
The Hoosiers were only getting started.
"If you let them dictate and control the pace of the game, they're going to win," Crean said. "So we had to control and dictate the pace of the game, and to do that, we had to run."
But in the second half, the Hoosiers were out to prove something else — that they could defend.
Over the first 8½ minutes, North Carolina managed only three points, the tip-in and a free throw.
Zeller and Oladipo, meanwhile, combined for seven points in the opening 13-0 blitz that put Indiana ahead 59-37, and North Carolina never challenged again as the Hoosiers won their 34th consecutive home game in November against a team that was supposed to cause havoc.
"It's a huge statement," Sheehey said. "We prepared for this game for a couple of weeks now and that's about it. You saw the score. We played hard, we played well, we played together and when we do that, stuff is going to happen."
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