The magic was all Iowa State’s Tuesday night at Allen Fieldhouse.

The Cyclones hit 12 three-pointers, handing Kansas University’s women’s basketball squad a 73-58 defeat and leaving KU interim coach Lynette Woodard searching for a miracle.

“We’re going to take the team tomorrow and go to a movie and watch ‘Miracle,’ and see if we can make one happen down the stretch,” said Woodard, whose team suffered its season-worst fifth straight setback.

Iowa State (12-11 overall, 5-7 Big 12 Conference) brought enough good karma from Hilton Coliseum to overcome not playing in Ames, Iowa.

The Cyclones — who despite beating nationally ranked Baylor, Oklahoma, and Texas Tech at home sported only a 1-4 Big 12 road record coming into Tuesday — connected on 12 of 29 three-pointers, ensuring Kansas’ fourth consecutive regular-season losing record.

“They just kept falling and falling,” KU guard Erica Hallman said.

During a six-minute stretch late in the second half, the Cyclones put the game away, sinking five treys in nine possessions to take a 68-50 advantage with 4:50 to play.

“They were going from one side of the court to the other,” Woodard said. “Our younger players, the new players, whether it was freshmen or junior-college transfers — we give them the scouting report, but they don’t understand until they experience it.

“We talked about coverage. They felt if they could swat a hand or jump at it, they would miss — but that wasn’t the case.”

Iowa State's Mary Fox, left, ties up Kansas University's Crystal Kemp. The Cyclones beat the Jayhawks, 73-58, Tuesday at Allen Fieldhouse.

Even the unconventional shot style of ISU guard Anne O’Neil — who starts her shot near her waist before heaving the ball jerkily — was working. O’Neil netted four of seven treys and led all scorers with 18 points.

Iowa State reserve guard Mary Fox also was hot from downtown, netting three of six three-pointers, and even the Cyclones’ frontcourt contributed to the long-range bombing.

Freshman forward Megan Ronhovde tallied 14 points on four of nine shooting from three-point range and grabbed a team-best six rebounds.

“Everybody could shoot, especially the post players,” said KU’s Tamara Ransburg, who led the Jayhawks off the bench for the second straight game with 15 points.

“It was kind of shocking. We usually play off the post players, and now we had to play on them because they could square up and shoot threes or drive on you.”

The Cyclones didn’t have to do either in the first half, choosing to clean up their own shots on the offensive glass.

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Iowa State outrebounded Kansas 22-10 in the first half, including a 10-2 offensive-board advantage. The Cyclones turned those rebounds into a 14-0 advantage on second-chance points.

Kansas (9-14, 2-10) took a brief 8-5 lead on a three-pointer by forward Crystal Kemp, who scored 11 points, but the Jayhawks quickly trailed after 15-7 Cyclone run. Iowa State, which won for only the fifth time in Lawrence, took a 33-26 lead into the half.

Kansas closed its deficit to 43-38 with 13:55 to play when Hallman, who scored nine points, connected on a fancy layup.

But O’Neil nailed a three, and the Cyclones went to work from three-point range.

Freshman guard Sharita Smith was a bright spot for KU. Smith, who has battled knee problems this season, more than quadrupled her output with nine points on four of 10 shooting.

“I felt pretty good about tonight,” said Smith, who had scored only two points in seven games before Tuesday. “Throughout practice I have been struggling a little bit, but I have still been able to do what I was supposed to do. I am not 100 percent yet; I am still coming along.”

The Jayhawks play host to Texas A&M at 8 p.m. Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse.

Kansas University women's basketball coach Lynette Woodard, right, chats with KU guard Erica Hallman during their game against Iowa State. The Cyclones beat the Jayhawks, 73-58, Tuesday at Allen Fieldhouse.