For Ballarat Rush coach Eric Hayes, he might just about he headed to the asylum after what his team dished up again on Saturday night.

Like a scene from Groundhog Day, it was once again the first quarter that would prove the end for the home side, who fell behind 23-6 at the first change.

Granted, this came off the back of some incredible shooting by the Knox team who hit six of their first seven three point attempts, but couple that with a first half of zero from 15 from the Rush and therein is the difference in the game as Knox cruised.

Again, as has been the case all season, the Rush warmed into the game and won the last three quarters, but still went down by 15 and never once threatened to get themselves back into the contest.

Hayes said he would look at whatever combination he could to snap the team out of its early lethargy, heaping special praise on the Rush youngsters who fought the game out to the end.

"We've just got to make sure we are playing with more aggression at the defensive end," he said. "That should make it more difficult for teams to get off to a good start, but it also puts us in a different frame of mind.

"I just want us to play the game way we talk about, when we do that, we can be pretty good.

"We've made a couple of changes over the past couple of weeks, certainly another change is going to be necessary in terms of the way we get started and the energy we play with.

"I think we've got to reward some people who are playing the game we want them to play."

Hayes singled out the efforts of Millie Cracknell, who hit eight points from 18 minutes on the court as one who might see more game time in coming weeks.

The Rush are at home to Dandenong Rangers next weekend.