Iowa State men's basketball suffered a tough loss at Houston on Saturday, but there were some moral victories. Here are three takeaways.

Keshon Gilbert and Curtis Jones will be unavailable for the No. 8 Iowa State Cyclones' contest against the No. 5 Houston Cougars on Saturday.

L.J. Cryer's 28-point afternoon helped No. 5 Houston hold off No. 8 Iowa State, which was without its two leading scorers in the upset bid.

Iowa State men's basketball was down its top two scorers and fell behind big early, but still gave No. 5 Houston a second-half scare.