Freshman player Harrison Barnes of the North Carolina Tar-heels had a stellar game in Miami on January 26th, 2011, leading his team to a 74-71 win over the Miami Hurricanes. Barnes sank a three-pointer giving them the edge with only six seconds left in the fourth quarter.
The Hurricanes started early with a fourteen-point lead, but the Tar-heels were able to press ahead. This recent win gives North Carolina seven games in a row that they have beat the Miami Hurricanes as well as improving their season record to 14-5.
During the fourth quarter of the game, Barnes landed a fifteen-foot shot with one minute and nine seconds left to tie to the score. Despite the efforts of Miami's Malcolm Grant to land a three-pointer to lead the team to overtime, he missed and the Carolina kept the lead. Miami did have a season-high thirteen three-pointers in the game. Miami was able to sink four of those three-pointers in a row in the first half putting Miami up 18-4 after less than seven minutes in the game.
The Tar-heels were able to score on nineteen of twenty-two possessions. The second half of a back and forth with thirteen lead changes. However, North Carolina was able to hold off Miami without a single basket in the last four minutes, finishing the game 74-71.
With performances by Harrison Barnes only being a freshman, the Tarheels have a strong rookie on their team. The Tar-heels go on to play North Carolina State and Boston College, two very strong teams, but the performance of the Tarheels behind their skilled freshman, Harrison Barnes, should be able to continue their ongoing success and strength as they head towards March Madness.
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