Baylor point guard Manu Lecomte, a transfer from Miami, shoots 41 percent from 3-point range and has almost a 2-to-1 assist-turnover ration. He’s got a bad wheel, too, and missed much of Saturday’s second half at Iowa State. This is troubling news for the Bears, who committed 29 turnovers — “… tried to set an NCAA record for turnovers.” — in a loss at the Coliseum last month, have the Big 12’s worst turnover margin — minus 1.9 per game — and use a backup shooting guard as the backup point guard.

If Lecomte can’t play, Jake Lindsey will handle the bulk of the point guard duties after finishing with seven assists and two turnovers against Iowa State. Guards Al Freeman and King McClure will also do a great deal of ballhandling.

“Obviously Manu’s a great player and a big part of what we do,” Lindsey said. “He’s been in tough environments before and played against good teams. So you want to have as many good players as you can. I know he’s working to get back. But the rest of us are prepared to do what we have to do.”

In his second game since coming back from a three-game suspension for violation of team policy, Freeman enjoyed one of the best performances of his career against the Cyclones as he hit all five of his 3-point attempts and scored 17 points in 24 minutes.

“Al was really good, he passed the ball really well, he took good shots and he made shots,” said Baylor coach Scott Drew. “Defensively, he really gave us a great lift.”