North Carolina freshman Harrison Barnes finally appears to be coming on, and so do the Tar Heels.  Barnes scored a career-high 26 points last night in UNC’s 106-74 victory over Boston College.  The Heels have been shooting the ball well as of late, something the team has been struggling with early in the season.  “I’ve said all year long I thought we’d be a good shooting team.  We hadn’t shot well, but we shot well tonight,” North Carolina coach Roy Williams said after last night’s game.  ”Everybody looks better when the ball’s going in the basket.  If they stink it up the next time, I’ll call them freshmen again.”

Barnes hit nine of hit 16 shots from the floor in the contest, including four of seven from three-point range.  Barnes came into the season with as much hype as a freshman can get, even earning preseason All American honors before even stepping on a college basketball floor.  His early season struggled had really hurt his NBA Draft stock, but finishing the season strong could again have him near the top of the prospect rankings.  The Heels are still very much in the mix in the ACC and Barnes could benefit greatly from some big performances in the tourney.

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