The Utah men’s basketball team faced a tough challenge on Tuesday night as they took on the No. 3-ranked Iowa State Cyclones at Hilton Coliseum. Despite a spirited effort, the Runnin' Utes fell short,

Unfortunately for Utah, Iowa State’s swarming defense sparked a long, defeating spurt after that. The Cyclones went on a 21-3 run to end the first half, as the Utes went 8 ½ minutes between field goals and turnover issues slowed them.

Reserve Curtis Jones scored 23 points and No. 3 Iowa State pulled away for an 82-59 win over Utah in a Big 12 Conference matchup Tuesday night in Ames, Iowa.

Utah’s third Big 12 Conference game ended like its first two — with a loss. The Runnin’ Utes showed brief, better stretches of competitiveness against No. 3 Iowa State at Hilton Coliseum on Tuesday night,