Barnes, UNC dominate Texas for 82-63 win

Posted Dec 21, 2011
Seven hours before the start of his team’s game against Texas on Wednesday night, Harrison Barnes was already in the Smith Center, waiting for the Longhorns shoot-around to end. Roy Williams had told his players to arrive at 1:45 for a shoot-around of their own. But Barnes was there by noon, waiting to go onto the court. Williams recounted the story after North Carolina’s 82-63 victory against the Longhorns. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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