​Arizona was never in jeopardy.The Wildcats asserted themselves from opening kick and controlled the contest in nearly all facets of the football game. Iowa State lost to the Wildcats, 39-3, at Casino Del Sol Stadium in Tucson, Arizona, on Oct. 24.The Cyclones dropped to 3-4 overall and 1-3 in Big 12 play. They were in a 25-3 halftime deficit and things never improved. Although they were able to keep the Wildcats off the board in the third quarter, Arizona was able to pile on a couple more scores in the fourth quarter.More: Takeaways from Iowa State football’s loss at Arizona | HinesIowa State’s offensive and defensive struggles continued. Here are some likes and dislikes from the Cyclones’ loss at Arizona:LikesWhen offense was struggling, Iowa State attempted change: For the first time this season, Iowa State switched quarterbacks. Connor Moberly relieved Jaylen Raynor under center entering the second half and the stayed there for the remainder of the game. The redshirt sophomore from Altoona completed 7-of-17 passes for 63 yards and helped the Cyclones get some third-down conversions after they went through the first two quarters without any. The timing for the change was pretty good, after a tough first half that was capped by a Raynor fumble. While Moberly didn’t drastically change the offense, it was an important shake-up. It was good to see change and some data points for what Moberly can do in-game. Perhaps it lights a fire under Raynor, who completed 8-of-10 passes for 106 yards and had a fumble. Whether it’s a temporary change or a more permanent one, or the start of a dual-quarterback system, we’ll see. But when things weren’t going well, it was good to see Iowa State experiment with change.DislikesIowa State’s offense never made it to the red zone: The Cyclones never reached the red zone or the end zone. They did cross midfield three times, with those drives ending with either a field goal, turnover on downs and a turnover. Besides that and a desperate fourth-down attempt that was stuffed in the fourth quarter, Iowa State’s possessions ended with punts on all other drives.Offensive production: The Cyclones ended with 221 yards of total offense. They averaged 3.8 yards per play. It didn’t help that …Third-down struggles continued for Cyclone offense: Iowa State finished 3-for-14 on third-down conversions. With Raynor at quarterback in the first half, Iowa State went 0-for-4.Arizona held running back Aiden Flora in check: The Wildcats ran a similar blueprint as BYU. They limited Flora and put most of the offensive pressure on the Cyclones’ quarterbacks. With that, Arizona also sent pressure from different directions, making life difficult in the pocket. Flora is a cornerstone in the Cyclones’ run-heavy offense and he was kept quiet for the second week in a row. Flora had 10 carries for 35 yards. Overall, the Cyclones didn’t get much going on the ground and finished with 44 rushing yards as a team.Iowa State’s defensive execution: The Cy