CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- New coach for Miami, but the same result against North Carolina.

Third-ranked North Carolina won its ninth in a row against the Hurricanes, 73-56 at the Smith Center on Tuesday night.

The Tar Heels (15-2, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their 29th consecutive game at home, a streak that began with a victory over Miami in March 2010.

UNC leads the all-time series 17-2.

The Hurricanes, under new coach Jim Larranaga, were done in by 17 turnovers and the inability to get good shots when the Tar Heels applied more pressure and sped the game up. UNC trailed 17-16 but went on a 32-8 run that spanned both halves.

“We rushed. That’s what pressure is supposed to do,” Larranaga said. “We just reacted to it, and we didn’t react well.”

Miami (9-6, 0-2) took advantage early of its length and width, getting open shots for big men Kenny Kadji and Reggie Johnson. But the Tar Heels cranked up their fast break, with pass-first point guard Kendall Marshall taking the ball to the basket on consecutive drives, starting a 9-0 run to end the half and give the Tar Heels a 40-25 lead.

UNC picked up where it left off early in the second half, getting inside baskets and forcing Larranaga to take a timeout with 19 minutes left and his team down 19, 44-25.

Marshall, who averaged 5.4 points and 10.1 assists entering the game, tied his career high with five field goals, finishing with 12 points and eight assists.

“It was just his night,” Miami guard Durand Scott said. “He was feeling it tonight.”

It was not Scott’s night. He finished 4 of 12 from the floor, including 1 of 6 in the first half.

Fellow guard Malcolm Scott, the Hurricanes’ leading scorer, had five points on 2-of-8 shooting.

UNC coach Roy Williams knew if his team could limit Miami’s guards, it would be in a good shape.

“Durand and Malcolm, they make their engine go,” Williams said.

Marshall and Dexter Strickland (season-high 14 points) picked up the slack for the Tar Heels’ top scorers.

At one point late in the first half, the frontcourt of Harrison Barnes, Tyler Zeller and John Henson — which combined for 59 points Saturday in a win over Boston College — were a combined 4 of 18.

Zeller led UNC with 16 points, and Henson had 11 points and 14 rebounds. Kadji led Miami with 16 points.

A season ago, UM and UNC met twice, with the Tar Heels prevailing both times but by a total of five points. This game was rarely that tight.

Johnson had a rough go in the second half. He picked up three fouls in less than 6 1/2 minutes and took a seat on the bench.

He returned with about nine minutes remaining, but by then the outcome was pretty much decided. Johnson’s first second-half points came with 5:45 remaining.

He finished with 12 points and a team-high nine rebounds in 30 minutes.

“We need our best players on the court,” Scott said. “When a person like Reggie is on the bench, it’s kind of difficult.”

Miami’s biggest deficit of the season before Tuesday night was 20 points against West Virginia.

The Hurricanes get more than a week off before trying for their first conference win of the season, Jan. 18 at home against Clemson.