We really struggled in the first half. We didn't make lay-ups and we didn't contest the shooter like we had worked on in practice. We played well in the second half, but we spent too much energy trying to catch up and didn't have enough to win.

We didn't play too well mentally. We had some mental breakdowns, we missed some lay-ups and we missed free throws early.

That lapse at the end of the third period cost us the game. You can't have lapses against a quality team on the road; you can't make mental mistakes and win this kind of game.

For three quarters we did a great job on him. But he stepped it up when he needed to. He's not a scholarship player for nothing.

We were not too far away [from winning]. But we didn't defend or rebound as well as could have.

(Barnes) needs to understand how to get open and our guards have to get him the ball, too. It was two-fold.

There are absolutely no easy games on our schedule this year. We can't have letdowns. All of the teams that we play this year are very good. We have to come to play every single night.

We have had so many injuries and our schedule is very tough. Every time we go out on the court, we have to play well. It is not going to be easy, but we need to pick up a couple of more wins.

Our first half performances set the tone in both games. We played a great first half against Hamden, but we struggled against East Haven.