The No. 1-ranked Indiana Hoosiers (6-0) will face off against No. 14 North Carolina Tar Heels (5-1) on Tuesday night in what should be a highly competitive ACC-Big Ten challenge.

Although Hoosiers' coach Tom Crean already has one major win under his belt over the Tar Heels, Roy Williams must figure out a way for his team to contain standout Cody Zeller in order to prevent the same losing outcome from happening again.

"He's the guy that makes everybody else change their defense and you have to be concerned about him. He gave them a legitimate inside scorer that could foul out the other players. I just think he's a great player, a great player," Williams told ESPN.

While just a freshman, Zeller effectively put Indiana back on top as one of the NCAA's powerhouse basketball programs. To top it off, the star power forward is considered the best big man in the U.S. and was close to being a unanimous preseason All-American selection. Zeller is also a front-runner to be the national player of the year.

Without the promising 20-year old's services, Crean's record over the last three seasons was 28-66. However, with the youngster on the court, the coach is 33-9 in a little over two seasons.

Although Zeller will most likely be under the magnifying glass tonight once again, Crean has other concerns when it comes to battling it out with the Tar Heels.

"They bring some things that we've not seen, and I'm not sure that we've ever seen here. I'm not sure we've ever seen a fast break like there's here at Assembly Hall, and James McAdoo is as good a rebounder on the offensive end as anyone we've seen this year or any other year," he said.

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