Iowa State basketball shot a season-low 30.6% in the rematch with Kansas on Monday night. Here are three takeaways from the Cyclones’ road loss.

Kansas guard Zeke Mayo, left, and center Hunter Dickinson helped lead the Jayhawks to a 35-19 halftime advantage against Iowa State in a college basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. Jay Biggerstaff Imagn Images

KJ Adams got the start at the high-low with Hunter Dickinson led to KU’s first points. Then it was Zeke Mayo, who knocked down a three and then dished a beautiful pass to Dickinson as the Jayhawks took an early 7-4 lead.