{"id":1162,"date":"2011-03-02T22:33:03","date_gmt":"2011-03-03T03:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capitalsports.us\/?p=1162"},"modified":"2011-03-03T08:57:50","modified_gmt":"2011-03-03T13:57:50","slug":"barnes-late-three-stops-fsu-sets-up-rematch-with-duke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=1162","title":{"rendered":"Barnes\u2019 late three stops Florida State, sets up rematch with Duke"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>When the game is on the line, get it to Harrison Barnes and clear out.<\/p>\n

That strategy worked for the fifth time this year as Barnes got the ball with 10 seconds left and his North Carolina team down 70-69. The Tar Heels spread out as Barnes dribbled up high. He tried to penetrate the lane, couldn’t, so he stopped at the top of the key and popped in a three with three seconds left to give the Heels a 72-70 victory at Florida State.<\/p>\n

“It’s very exciting to shoot a last-second shot and have the game in your hands,” Barnes said. “You’re either the hero or the goat. Tonight I made it.”<\/p>\n

The win moves Carolina to 13-2 and sets up a game for the ACC regular season title at home against Duke on Saturday. The victory also ensures UNC of at least a second-place finish and a bye in the first round of the ACC tournament.<\/p>\n

If looked a little iffy there for a while – what with Tyler Zeller and Dexter Strickland in foul trouble and Reggie Bullock out of the season with a knee injury. There are only five other scholarship players on the roster.<\/p>\n

Plus, Carolina turned the ball over 15 times, including a handful in the last few minutes when the Heels blew a 67-60 lead.<\/p>\n

But this was a well-played game that ended in spectacular fashion on the Barnes three with three seconds left.<\/p>\n

Threes and free throw shooting are becoming big for the Tar Heels, who rank near the bottom of the ACC in both categories.<\/p>\n

In addition to the late Barnes three, a pair of threes by Leslie McDonald brought the Heels from behind to take a five-point lead that they held until the last few seconds.<\/p>\n

The Tar Heels hit 14 of 18 free throws including a seven of eight performance by John Henson, who has struggled from the line all year. His inability to shoot free throws has landed him on the bench in late-game situations, until the Florida State game. It was big to have his presence in the game late.<\/p>\n

For more on the Florida State game, please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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