It’s possible to look at Tuesday’s loss to Purdue as a moral victory. But given the state of Iowa’s season, moral victories aren’t enough.

Kansas won this one by 17 points, but they were up by 23 at one point in the game. It was an all-around ugly performance from the Iowa State basketball team, but head coach T.J. Otzelberger remains confident going forward.

The fourth-year big man collected 25 points, seven rebounds and four assists as the Boilermakers won their fifth straight Big Ten road game.