Iowa State basketball suffered its first loss of the season, falling to Kansas in wire-to-wire fashion at Allen Fieldhouse. Here are three takeaways.

Kansas basketball completed an upset win vs Iowa State on Tuesday during Big 12 Conference play. Here are a few insights from the Cyclones’ coach.

The second-ranked Iowa State Cyclones were overwhelmed on the road at Allen Fieldhouse against the unranked Kansas Jayhawks, who stormed to an early lead and never looked back en route to an 84-63 win on Tuesday night.

Iowa State is undefeated no more, Nicastro has a monster game, UConn wins a ranked-ranked Big East matchup, Tennessee survives double OT and more from Tuesday's college basketball action.

Going into Tuesday's matchup between Kansas and Iowa State, there were several glaring weaknesses the Jayhawks needed to fix. While rebounding and a few other areas remained a concern, one aspect where KU clearly excelled against the Cyclones was its hustle.

Game summary of the Kansas Jayhawks vs. Iowa State Cyclones NCAAM game, final score 84-63, from January 13, 2026 on ESPN.

Kansas coach Bill Self sees a national championship team in the making with Darryn Peterson after a lopsided victory over Iowa State.