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University of North Carolina Athletics
North Carolina
Evansville
No. 4 UNC Dominates Evansville, 97-48
December 6, 2011 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 6, 2011
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Harrison Barnes scored 17 points to help No. 4 North Carolina beat Evansville 97-48 on Tuesday night.
Reggie Bullock added 15 points off the bench for the Tar Heels (7-2), who had an easy time bouncing back from their loss at top-ranked Kentucky. North Carolina ran off 10 straight points midway through the first half to blow the game open, then pushed a 30-point halftime lead to as many as 51 points in the second half.
North Carolina shot 60 percent in the first half before finishing the game at 49 percent. The Tar Heels more than doubled the Purple Aces (3-4) on the boards and held them to 26 percent shooting, including a 6-for-27 performance from 3-point range.
Denver Holmes scored 14 points and was the only player to reach double figures for Evansville.
The game marked the beginning of a monthlong homestand for North Carolina, which will play nine straight home games before its next road game at Florida State on Jan. 14. It's a welcome break for a team that racked up more than 10,000 travel miles in the first month of the season.
The Tar Heels opened in California with Michigan State in the Carrier Classic, then flew across the country two weeks later for a pair of games in the Las Vegas Invitational. Throw in Saturday's 73-72 loss at Kentucky - which took over the No. 1 ranking after UNC's loss to UNLV out west - and North Carolina has had a tough start to the season.
UNC didn't have any such trouble with the Purple Aces. North Carolina had five players in double figures, with John Henson adding 13 points and 12 rebounds. Tyler Zeller finished with 12, falling a point shy of reaching 1,000 for his career.
North Carolina also had a 62-30 rebounding advantage, which included 21 offensive boards that led to 22 second-chance points
