Lucas: November Rain

Hubert Davis promised changes after Sunday's disappointing loss.

By Adam Lucas

UNCASVILLE, Conn.—For the second straight day, Hubert Davis did a perfect job of summing up the day's Tar Heel basketball performance.

"This," he said on the Tar Heel Sports Network, "is not Carolina Basketball."

That was the only possible takeaway after an 89-72 thrashing by Tennessee that was more complete than the score indicated. Carolina was beaten not just on the scoreboard but in competitiveness; you never got the feeling that the patented run was imminent.

The primary reason for that lack of hope was porous defense that was sliced up in Uncasville. The Volunteers held a whopping 54-22 advantage on points in…