Utah showed more fight in its matchup with No. 3 Iowa State on Tuesday night at the Hilton Coliseum than it had in its first two Big 12 contests. That didn’t translate to a victory, though. The deeper and more well-rounded Cyclones were simply too much for the Runnin’ Utes as they wore them down in an 82-59 result.

Iowa State men's basketball will aim for its 10th-straight win when it hosts Big 12 newcomer Utah on Tuesday night. Here are three things to watch.

Utah had an awful shooting day. The Utes simply had a bad day all around on the offensive end, as they shot 31.8% from the field and hit only 7 of 30 3-pointers. Those shooting struggles extended to the free-throw line — an issue that’s plagued them for most of the season — as Utah made 7 of 13.