Lucas: Tennessee Rapid Reactions

By Adam Lucas

1. Tough day from the start for Carolina, as the Tar Heels looked like a tired team in a 89-69 loss to Tennessee. Carolina simply wasn't able to muster the same level of competitiveness as the Vols, as both teams were coming off intense games on Saturday and Tennessee responded better.

2. Carolina's defense needs improvement. During what eventually became the decisive stretch of the game, Tennessee scored on 16 of 17 possessions on which it took a shot. That's a problem on two fronts: defense and allowing too many offensive rebounds. The Vols shot 54.3 percent from the field in the game and it seemed higher than that. In four of the last eight halves, the Tar Heel opponent has…