Harrison Barnes scored 40 points in North Carolina's 92-87 win over Clemson in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament.

“He’s very analytical,’’ North Carolina coach Roy Williams said of Barnes. “He’s just bigger, faster and stronger. He never lost his focus in every practice. It just took a while to show up in his game.’’

“He was waiting to do that,’’ UNC teammate John Henson said of Barnes’ breakout performance. “That’s what he does. It’s exciting to see what he’s going to do [next].’’

“I tried to fill what the team needs,’’ Barnes said afterward. “[Saturday] we had a lack of production on the offensive end and I tried to make up for that.’’