John Henson had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 4 North Carolina had to come back in the second half to beat visiting Long Beach State 84-78 on Saturday.

Tyler Zeller added 17 points and nine rebounds for the Tar Heels (8-2), becoming the school’s 64th 1,000-point scorer.

Point guard Kendall Marshall scored only two points but finished with 16 assists, helping North Carolina win its 51st straight non-conference game at the Smith Center.

Long Beach State’s Larry Anderson scored seven unanswered points to help the 49ers take a 45-40 lead into halftime after hit team shot 7-of-13 from beyond the arc.

Casper Ware scored a game-high 29 points for the 49ers (4-5), but only eight of those came after halftime as the Tar Heels amped up the defensive pressure on the perimeter.

North Carolina opened the second half on a 14-8 spurt and took a 54-53 lead on Marshall’s left-handed layup with 14:11 remaining.

Minutes later, Marshall found Zeller wide open on a fast break for a three-point play that extended the lead to 67-59.

It was Henson’s second straight double-double. Harrison Barnes finished with 20 points.