LAS VEGAS -- Michigan star Yaxel Lendeborg said the Wolverines made a statement about their place in college basketball's hierarchy with a 40-point victory over Gonzaga in the Players Era title game Wednesday night.

"We know we're capable of national championships," Lendeborg said after he accepted a diamond-encrusted ring for winning MVP following his team's 101-61 victory . "As long as we continue to grow together, we're going to be the best in the country and nobody will be able to stop us."

Prior to the Players Era event, No. 7 Michigan had struggled in close wins over TCU and Wake Forest . During their three days in Las Vegas, however, the Wolverines beat San Diego State , No. 21 Auburn and No. 12 Gonzaga by 110 points combined.

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