The Memphis men's basketball team announced that it lost to defending national champion North Carolina, 70-64, in a closed scrimmage at FedExForum on Friday.

Three Tigers finished in double figures, according to a school press release. Forward Kyvon Davenport, one of five junior college transfers, led the way with 11 points and nine rebounds.

Freshman Jamal Johnson also had 11 points, and junior point guard Jeremiah Martin added 10 points. Forward Raynere Thornton chipped in seven rebounds.

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“I appreciate Coach (Roy) Williams coming down to play and I thought we had a good outing against a really good North Carolina team,” Memphis coach Tubby Smith said in a statement. “I was happy with our board work, including the rebounding of Kyvon Davenport and Raynere Thornton.”

According to a press release from North Carolina, the Tar Heels shot 40.4 percent from the floor and committed 21 turnovers. Memphis shot 35.7 percent and had 18 turnovers. North Carolina point guard Joel Berry II had a game-high 14 points and hit 4 of 6 3-pointers.

The Tar Heels ended up out-rebounding the Tigers, 43-34.

“I think our guys are learning how we play and how we can still improve in all areas,” Smith said. “It was a good first test, and there are a lot of areas we can work on. “

Memphis is scheduled to face Division II LeMoyne-Owen on Nov. 2 in an exhibition game at FedExForum open to the public.

On Monday, the Tigers were picked to finish ninth in the American Athletic Conference preseason coaches poll.

Memphis, Vanderbilt won't play charity game

The Memphis and Vanderbilt men's basketball teams won't play in an exhibition game for hurricane relief next week in Nashville after the two schools couldn't come to an agreement on scheduling, according to Memphis associate athletic director Mark Alnutt.

The NCAA recently approved a waiver for Saturday’s charity game between Kansas and Missouri for hurricane relief. Many other schools are now attempting to hold their own charity game this preseason.

Memphis and Vanderbilt had been discussing preliminary plans for their potential exhibition game as recently as Thursday afternoon. They last played on March 23, 2005, in the quarterfinal round of the National Invitation Tournament. The Tigers won 81-68.

Alnutt did not rule out that Memphis could line up another opponent to play next week.

"Obviously, there's opportunities out there, but right now there's no guarantee," Alnutt said. "I know there's obviously some schools interested because a lot of schools are trying to take advantage of this opportunity. But I don't know where we're at right now after my last discussions with the staff in terms of trying to find somebody and making it work on both sides."