RALEIGH — For the first eight minutes Wednesday night, it was the Anthony "Cat" Barber show in PNC Arena.
N.C. State's best scorer showed how he’s been averaging a conference-best 23.1 points per game, draining seven of his first nine shots to rack up 16 points.
But after the Wolfpack (14-14, 4-11 ACC) jumped out to a 23-10 lead with 12:08 left to play, Barber cooled off. Or the Tar Heels (23-5, 12-3 ACC) finally figured out how to guard him. Or some combination of the two.
RALEIGH — For the first eight minutes Wednesday night, it was the Anthony "Cat" Barber show in PNC Arena.