A sprained ankle, back spasms, a deep bone bruise in his hip, a strained oblique, a hyper-extended elbow, and something with his thumb.

These are the pages in freshman Wes Eikmeier’s injury file this season.

“They say I have the thickest file in town,” Eikmeier said.

Eikmeier’s nagging injuries kept him from playing on a regular basis, but 52 days after he last drained a three-pointer, Eikmeier finally came off the bench and hit a big three in the Cyclones win against Baylor on Tuesday.

“He has been banged up most of the season and finally put together a couple of practices in a row where I felt he was closer to being the old Wes,” coach Greg McDermott said. “So he was rewarded with a little playing time as a result of that. Hopefully he can stay healthy and continue to progress.”

The old Wes would be nice. Eikmeier started his freshman campaign hot from the arc, and made 11 of his first 25 threes in the Cyclones’ first four games. Then the injuries took their toll.

“I mean, after playing a lot in the first stretch of the season — I’ve just been getting little things that have just been holding me back a lot at practice,” Eikmeier said. “It is kind of frustrating at times just to know that you can’t get out there and help your team out.”

Eikmeier helped his team out in a big way Tuesday. His three, his first in Big 12 play, gave the Cyclones the lead and capped an impressive performance by a Cyclones bench that scored 11 points with the team down by double digits early in the first half. The unexpected offensive output helped spark the rest of the Cyclones’ offense.

“When you are struggling scoring, especially the way we were early in that game, you turn to your bench and hope that they can pull you out of it,” McDermott said. “Fortunately for us, our bench did a great job and got us back into the game and got us some momentum.”

Eikmeier capped the run, Jamie Vanderbeken fueled it with two threes, and senior Sean Haluska— who McDermott has constantly praised for his defense — started it. Haluska hit a three with the Cyclones already trailing 11-2 to a dangerous Baylor offense, and finished the game with eight points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field. Haluska had made just two of his last 12 shots in his previous eight games.

“That is something our bench needs to keep doing is coming off the bench and providing points and just that spark that we need,” Haluska said. “If the first five doesn’t bring it, we are relied on to come in and do our part.”

Getting a consistent scoring effort from the bench could be an added lift for an offense that is No. 10 in scoring in the Big 12 during conference play, at an average of 60.7 points per game. McDermott said it would be important for Haluska and the rest of the bench to continue playing well Saturday when they face Texas A&M, who is fresh off a last-second comeback win against Nebraska.

“He [Haluska] has been really solid defensively, but it was reassuring to see him make a few shots,” McDermott said. “His days are numbered, being a senior, and he realizes that and he is playing with a little bit more urgency because of that. Not just Sean, but our bench in general got us a lift against Baylor.”

Eikmeier said he didn’t miss a game in high school and never had injury problems. As for his status for the A&M game, there won’t be a new page added to his medical file. He’s fully healthy, and ready to go.