Texas Tech (13-1, 2-0) faced a tough test in its home Big 12 opener, hosting Kansas State (10-4, 0-2), who returned some key players from last year's team that went to the Elite 8.
The Red Raiders met the challenge with a 63-57 win over Kansas State on Saturday in Lubbock.
Here are three takeaways from the Red Raiders' win:
Two top-10 defenses live up to expectations
Texas Tech's Big 12 home-opener against Kansas State pit two of the country's top 10 scoring defenses against each other.
The Red Raiders rank second in the nation, allowing 52.