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.

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.

The UNC Tar Heels won their fourth consecutive game, rolling past the California Golden Bears who visited Chapel Hill for the first time as an ACC member team.

Highland School (Va.) forward Nate Ament received an offer from UNC basketball head coach Hubert Davis and his staff back in late May. The 6-foot-9, 185-pound phenom never locked in a visit with the Tar Heels. But Davis & Co. checked in with him often, including a few times recently.

RJ Davis and UNC basketball head to Winston-Salem on Tuesday for a Tobacco Road rivalry game against Hunter Sallis and Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum. The Tar Heels (12-7, 5-2 ACC) and Demon Deacons (14-4,

Ian Jackson has become a scoring machine for UNC basketball, but the freshman guard is also giving the Tar Heels a boost in another key area heading into Saturday's rivalry game with NC State.

UNC basketball has played nine one-possession games through 20 games. The Tar Heels lost another one at Wake Forest on Tuesday.

Maybe there are no real must-win games in January, but UNC’s game at Wake Forest very much felt like one. If it was a must-win game, the Tar Heels failed the test in their 67-66 loss to the Demon Deacons.