No. 6 North Carolina bounced back from its one-point loss at top-ranked Kentucky with a resounding 97-48 home win over Evansville.

The Tar Heels led 52-22 after a half that Kendall Marshall punctuated with a 3-pointer at the buzzer. UNC used a substantial height advantage to dominate the Purple Aces in the paint and on the glass (59-25).

Harrison Barnes led North Carolina with 17 points, and John Henson added 13 points and 12 rebounds.

Evansville junior swingman Colt Ryan, the second-leading scorer in the Missouri Valley Conference, was held to nine points on 1-of-11 shooting. Denver Holmes led the Aces with 14.

UNC (7-2) improved to 3-0 all-time against Evansville (3-4), all three meetings coming in the last four seasons.

It was the first of nine straight home games for the Tar Heels, who don’t go on the road again until Jan. 14 at Florida State.