Whatever was wrong with Kansas was fixed Wednesday.

The No. 6 Jayhawks (25-3, 10-3 Big 12) came into Hilton Coliseum having lost two of their last three games, including losses at No. 11 Texas and Oklahoma State. They left with a 75-64 victory over the Cyclones (14-14, 4-9), in front of 13,624 fans and one impressed Iowa State coach.

“I think they’re the most complete team in the country . when they’re shooting the ball like tonight – they took 11 threes and made 7 of them – they’re going to be tough for anybody to beat because they can score off the block, they can score off the dribble,” said coach Greg McDermott.

The Cyclones kept the game close through the first 8 minutes, but a four-minute scoring drought midway through the first half saw a 3-point Kansas lead stretch into a 15-point lead, a deficit from which Iowa State would not recover, only getting as close as 6 points for the remainder of the game.

“It was hard just knowing that we had to fight and get it to single digits, and once we get it in single digits, we really would have to fight that much harder to keep it in single digits and take the lead,” said sophomore guard Wesley Johnson.

Johnson said the Cyclones felt a little pressure knowing they were playing a highly ranked team, but felt that if they executed their game plan they would have given themselves a chance.

“In a sense we did [feel pressure], but we knew if we used every opportunity we had and executed and played good on defense, we had a chance to win it,” Johnson said.

What didn’t help was lights-out shooting by Kansas, especially the Jayhawks’ 7-of-11 three-point shooting performance, part of a 46.6 percent shooting night.

The Jayhawks were led by Darrell Arthur’s 18 points, and Mario Chalmers and Brandon Rush poured in 15 each.

“Had they shot the basketball the last couple of games on the road that they lost like they did tonight, I’m not sure they would have lost a couple of games on the road,” McDermott said.

What made the Jayhawks tough to stop was the variety of ways they scored. Chalmers and Rush hit threes, and Arthur, as well as Darnell Jackson and Sasha Kaun, were able to get the ball inside.

“It’s always tough – they are a good team for a reason – and they can score with a variety of players, down low and outside,” said senior center Jiri Hubalek.

Iowa State was led by a Johnson’s 20-point performance and Hubalek’s 14, 11 of which were scored in the first half.

McDermott was still able to take comfort in the fact that Iowa State didn’t fade down the stretch.

After going down 57-35 with 11:21 left, the Cyclones went on a 12-0 run to cut the lead to 10. Rush ended the run with a three-point play after a time-out.

“I don’t think these guys have quit, I really don’t. I think they believe in each other – they’ve continued to work hard in practice through difficult times,” McDermott said. “Obviously, we’ve had some opportunities to win where we haven’t quite finished it.”

The Cyclones have now lost eight of their last 10 games and have just three remaining in the conference season, starting with Colorado on Saturday.

“They get it,” McDermott said. “They understand this league is really good and our margin for error is very small.”