Rhode Island Basketball: 3 takeaways from loss to Western Kentucky

1: Rhode Island is a second-half team

The Rams have had the reputation of being a second-half team this season. What that means is they tend to perform better after halftime.

In the last two games, Rhode Island has outscored its opponent in the second half. Against Wisconsin, Rhode Island outscored them 46-40 in the second half. Against Western Kentucky, they outscored them 38-35.

This is something that Coach David Cox will have to work on with this team. The Rams tend to start off their games very sloppy and allow their opponents to go on runs. Although they end up keeping the game close, this could be a reason for some of their significant losses thus far.

This is one of the deepest teams in recent program history. With all the newcomers joining this team, in time the chemistry will click and show positive results.

If Rhode Island can play aggressively and execute throughout the game as opposed to just the second half, they should be able to limit the number of successful runs from other teams. This will be something that will definitely impact their performance against conference opponents.

If Rhode Island can accomplish this earlier in the season, they should be able to emerge into one of the best teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference.