National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
North Carolina 97, Evansville 48
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Where: Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Officials: # John Gaffney, # Dwayne Gladden, # Jerry Heater
Attendance: 15623
Where: Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Officials: # John Gaffney, # Dwayne Gladden, # Jerry Heater
Attendance: 15623
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 donβt go on the road again until Jan. 14 at Florida State.
Top Game Performances
| Evansville | North Carolina | |
| Denver Holmes 14 | Scoring | Harrison Barnes 17 |
| Ned Cox 2 | Assists | Kendall Marshall 6 |
| Jordan Jahr 4 | Rebounds | John Henson 12 |
| Colt Ryan 6 | Free Throws Made | Harrison Barnes 6 |
| Matt Peeler 2 | Steals | Dexter Strickland 3 |
| N/A | Blocks | John Henson 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Evansville | 48 | 25.8 | 6-27 | 8-11 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| North Carolina | 97 | 48.5 | 7-19 | 26-43 | 19 | 59 | 7 | 9 | 13 |