The Tar Heels wore blue at home for the first time in nine years, but looked as comfortable as ever in a 77-52 win over UC Riverside. Carolina shot 46% from the floor while holding the Highlanders to just 31%. Armando Bacot had a game-high 21 points and even hit his second-career three-pointer in the victory. Jalen Washington had a solid game with 11 points while going 2-2 from three-point range to go with 5 rebounds and 2 blocks. Harrison Ingram had 10 points and was the team’s leading rebounder with 9.