Iowa State fell to Kansas on Tuesday, 83-78. The Cyclones dropped to 0-4 in the Big 12. Here are three takeaways from Iowa State’s latest loss.

Wigginton has career night

Freshman guard Lindell Wigginton has shown great scoring ability, even at this early stage in his career.

Wigginton is averaging 15.6 points per game after going off for 27 at Allen Fieldhouse.

This came after Wigginton was held to only 13 points in Iowa State’s last two games.

“I’ve been getting in the gym every day,” Wigginton said. “My teammates are always confident in me, telling me to attack the rim. They know I’m gonna make the next shot so I don’t really get down on myself when I miss shots.”

Wigginton shot 10-of-20 from the floor against the Jayhawks, including 4-of-8 from beyond the 3-point line.

And most importantly, Wigginton stayed on the court. He got into foul trouble during Iowa State’s overtime loss at Oklahoma State over the weekend, but he played all 40 minutes against Kansas.

“He probably would tell you this,” said coach Steve Prohm. “He hadn’t played great [against] Texas and Oklahoma State. I think we made a point of emphasis to try and get him and Donovan [Jackson] shots tonight.”

Wigginton is now averaging 15.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game through four Big 12 games.

Kansas’ shooting dooms Cyclones

Svi Mykhailiuk is known as one of the best shooters in the nation, and he lived up to his reputation against Iowa State.

In the first 90 seconds of the game, Mykhailiuk hit three 3-pointers to help Kansas build a 9-3 lead.

Kansas hit 14 treys on the night on 36 attempts (38.9 percent).

Iowa State is just 211th in the nation at defending 3-pointers, allowing opponents to shoot 35.9 percent on the season, according to KenPom. That, paired with Kansas’ 41.4 percent shooting from long range (15th best in Division I) was a recipe for disaster.

Of Kansas’ first 33 points, 27 came from 3-pointers. Those long-range bombs were key for the Jayhawks as they maintained a small lead throughout the game.

Roles becoming more defined

Now that Iowa State is finally healthy across the board, coach Steve Prohm has been able to change up his rotations.

Against Oklahoma State, the starting lineup saw its first change as senior forward Jeff Beverly was benched in favor of redshirt freshman Cameron Lard.

Lard started again at Kansas and put up 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Beverly, who had started every game of his collegiate career until the Oklahoma State game, did not step onto the floor against Kansas.

Iowa State played a smaller rotation, going with the same six or seven players for the majority of the game. Wigginton played 40 minutes, Nick Weiler-Babb played 37 and Donovan Jackson played 38.

In the frontcourt, Lard played 34 minutes and fellow starter Solomon Young played 15 while dealing with foul trouble. Hans Brase came off the bench and played 25 minutes.

Zoran Talley Jr. played eight minutes and freshman Terrence Lewis was on the court for just three minutes. Talley Jr. and Lewis combined for no points, no assists and three rebounds.