CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — By week's end, Rutgers coach Fred Hill will have a unique — if unenviable — perspective on which team is the nation's best.

Then again, after what No. 1 North Carolina did to his Scarlet Knights on Sunday night, he might already have made up his mind.

Tyler Hansbrough had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Tar Heels past Rutgers 97-75 for their school-record 12th straight double-figure victory.

"This is the best team that I've seen in my years coaching," Hill said. "I think they're a very special group."

Ty Lawson added 19 points, Danny Green had 18 and the Tar Heels (12-0) shot 51.5 percent and held a 40-26 rebounding advantage. They surpassed the previous mark of consecutive blowouts set by the 1992-93 team that went on to win the national championship.

No opponent has come closer than 15 points against these Tar Heels.

"Last year, we would get teams down at the end and they would inch their way back into the game," Lawson said. "Coach said, 'Keep a person down when they're down,' and that's what we're doing."

In other Top 25 games, it was: No. 10 Purdue 59, Valparaiso 45; No. 13 UCLA 78, Louisiana Tech 55; and No. 23 Minnesota 82, High Point 56.

Rutgers freshman Mike Rosario scored 26 points against the program he always wanted to play for, then was taken aback when Williams approached him late to praise his performance.

The Scarlet Knights (9-4) had their four-game winning streak snapped.