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North Carolina head coach Hubert Davis sounded utterly dejected following a second straight one-point loss, this time at the hands of Wake Forest. He sounded li

Following UNC basketball's loss at Wake Forest, head coach Hubert Davis highlighted what led to the Tar Heels' latest setback. Here's a breakdown.

Fourth-year UNC basketball head coach Hubert Davis was far from talkative in his press conference after his Tar Heels, who began the season garnering high expectations at No. 9 in the AP Top 25 Poll, fell to 12-8 overall and 5-3 in ACC play via their 67-66 road loss to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (15-4, 7-1 ACC) on Tuesday night.

For the second time in four seasons, North Carolina basketball is in crisis mode. The Tar Heels, just 12-8 after falling 67-66 at Wake Forest on Tuesday, are in jeopardy of missing the NCAA Tournament for the second time in the last three years.

CHAPEL HILL — Initially, Ian Jackson was nervous about firing off that first text to UNC basketball coach Hubert Davis ... Rodd Baxley covers Duke, North Carolina and N.C. State for The Fayetteville Observer as part of the USA TODAY Network.

UNC coach Hubert Davis didn’t shy away from acknowledging ... It’s an issue that plagued North Carolina for most of its nonconference slate — a bad habit the team had seemed to kick in ...

Wake Forest continued its drive for a spot in the NCAA tournament thanks to a hard-fought win over rival North Carolina at Joel Coliseum.

According to a few Tar Heel treasures, the current UNC basketball players must improve in the leadership department.

So, Wilson's big moment should take place live around 12:30 a.m. ET Friday, meaning Tar Heel enthusiasts will have to stay up late to see if Hubert Davis lands the 6-foot-9, 205-pound senior, who would be UNC's highest-ranked recruiting pledge across the fourth-year head coach's reign.

Here's a look at how the ACC's 18 men's basketball programs stand against each other, led by Duke, Louisville, Clemson and Wake Forest:

Too little too late seems to be the case with the North Carolina basketball team as they once again fell on the wrong side of a close game. The Tar Heels dropped their second game in a row falling 67-66 to Wake Forest Tuesday night.