Harrison Barnes shows full range of skill, leads UNC to Elite Eight

Posted Mar 26, 2011
Marquette’s players had intimated Thursday that, in so many words, they wanted to knock Harrison Barnes into next week. They succeeded. He’s playing on Sunday. “Well, after going 0-for-12 early in the season,” the Ames native said Friday night after his Tar Heels smoked the Golden Eagles, 81-63, in an NCAA Tournament regional semifinal, “a lot doesn’t faze me.” (Des Moines Register)

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