Notice the spacing difference in halfcourt offense. They clearout and let their scorers make plays with room while we give it to a scorer with no room to do anything.
I would say that I'm surprised by this result, but I'm not. I can't think of a single time in the history of UT basketball that we returned a large number of starters and the same coach and improved.
I still say part of the problem is CCM substitutes way too much when we have a 4 point lead 5 minutes into the game. We fell apart after he starting sending in players that haven't even played in the past 3 games. ( Chievous)