Cincinnati Basketball: Wes Miller breaks down the Bearcats loss to Iowa State

Cincinnati Bearcats coach Wes Miller reflected on the 68-59 loss to the Big 12 opponent Iowa State Cyclones on Tuesday at Fifth Third Arena.

During the postgame press conference, Miller showed his frustration following the lackluster performance at home per Cincinnati Athletics.

"Our staff has to do a better job. We have really good players that I believe in so to turn over 25 times means we have to do better as coaches."

The Bearcats fell to 15-9 after a second straight loss as the NCAA Tournament aspirations seem to be slipping away with just seven games left.

Cincinnati Basketball: Wes Miller breaks down the Bearcats loss to Iowa State

Both teams struggled to find a rhythm shooting from the perimeter but Iowa State was able to take advantage of a series of costly turnovers.

Cincinnati committed 14 turnovers throughout the opening half and went onto finish with the most turnovers (25) in a game since 2006.

Despite entering as favorites, the Bearcats just weren’t able to find success against one of the conference's most dominant defensive units.

In addition to struggling to take care of the ball, the Bearcats allowed 38 points in the paint and 26 points off turnovers in the disappointing loss.