Jan. 29, 2011
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Postgame Notes - North Carolina 84, NC State 64
Carolina's 84 points are a season high in ACC games (previous was 75 against Clemson).
Harrison Barnes scored a season-high 25 points on 10 of 16 shooting from the floor. His previous scoring high was 19 against Hofstra and 19 vs. Long Beach State. It was the first time this year that Barnes scored in double figures in both halves.
Barnes' 10 field goals are the most by a Tar Heel this year (previous was eight by several players).
Barnes' 10 for 16 shooting from the floor marks the second time this year and first time since the second game of the season that he shot better than 50 percent from the floor in a game (7 for 11 vs. Hofstra).
Barnes' 25 points are the most by a Tar Heel since Tyler Zeller scored 27 against Kentucky on Dec. 4.
John Henson had his sixth career double-double and fifth this season with 16 points and 16 rebounds and he added a career-high tyingseven blocked shots. He was one rebound off his career best. He also had seven blocks in the season opener vs. Lipscomb.
Henson has 16 blocks in the last three games and 22 in the last five.
Justin Knox scored 10 points, the most he has scored in an ACC game.
Carolina shot 57.6 percent from the floor in the second half and 47.1 for the game. UNC shot 35.4 percent from the floor in its first three ACC games (62 for 175), but has made 47.3 percent from the floor in its last three ACC games (88 for 186).
The Tar Heels have shot better than 50 percent from the floor in at least one half in each of the last three games (51.4 in the first against Clemson, 58.1 in the first at Miami and 57.6 in the second against NC State). Those three games follow a loss at Georgia Tech in which UNC shot 20 percent in the second half and 27.6 percent for the game.
The Tar Heels grabbed a season-high 53 rebounds.
Carolina limited NC State to just 23.3 (7 of 30) shooting from the floor in the first half, the lowest percentage an opponent has shot in any half this year (previous was 25.0 in the second half by Clemson).
Carolina now leads the all-time series against NC State, 143-75, including 15-1 under head coach Roy Williams.
Williams is now 20-1 as a head coach against NC State.
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