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.

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.

After the Utes were blown out in their first two conference games, Craig Smith emphasized his team’s need to keep fighting.

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,