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Three takeaways from Baylor's victory over Oklahoma State: Manu Lecomte comes up big for the Bears. Recap, reaction, analysis and more from the Bears victory

Baylor ended its two-game Big 12 losing streak with a 76-60 victory over Oklahoma State on Monday. The Bears have now won 11 of the past 12 home matchups versus the Cowboys, dating back to 2007. The Bears victory helped them avoid their first three game losing streak in almost four years, when the Bears lost five straight in 2014. With the victory,  Bears head coach Scott Drew is now 15-15 overall versus the Cowboys in his career, and is 11 wins away from 300 as the Bears head coach.

Here is the boxscore for tonight's game.

Here is a recap from tonight's game.

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Here are the three biggest takeaways from tonight's game:

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Manu Lecomte regains form

Manu Lecomte has had a tough time once the schedule changed to conference play. The point guard from Belgium had shot .237 percent from the field and .206 percent from three versus Big 12 opponents. Unfortunately for the Cowboys, Lecomte found his shooting stroke for the Bears. Lecomte scored a career high 30 points on 11-17 shooting from the field and a career high 7-12 from three.It is the ninth time in 18 games that Lecomte has lead the Bears in scoring.

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Mark Vital does it all for the Bears

So far the move to put Mark Vital in the starting lineup is looking like a smart move for Scott Drew. Although the Bears have only won once since Vital's move to the starting lineup, the guard is doing the dirty work for the Bears. Vital led the Bears in rebounds (ten) and assists (eight) to only two turnovers in 35 minutes. Vital has been tied or the sole leader in assists since his assertion into the starting lineup over Nuni Omot. The Bears were a plus 22 when Vital was on the court.

Winning the turnover battle

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The Bears have shot themselves in the foot in Big 12 play, averaging 15.2 turnovers per game during conference play. The Bears were only forcing 11.4 turnovers during Big 12 play coming ito tonight's game. On Monday, the Bears flipped the script and only turned the ball over eight times while forcing 14.  The eight turnovers were the lowest the Bears have had since facing Sam Houston State in early December. The Bears used the forced turnovers to score 20 of their 76 points.

Here is Twitter's reaction to tonight's game:

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