MANHATTAN, Kansas (AP) — Kansas State and Texas Tech have two of the four highest-rated defenses in the country. They didn’t disappoint Tuesday night.

In a preview of the tough test that awaits Big 12 opponents, the Wildcats ground down the 14th-ranked Red Raiders 58-45 on Tuesday night. Kansas State held Tech to a season low in points and hasn’t allowed a team to score more than 71 this season.

“First of all, it is about K-State’s defense,” Texas Tech coach Chris Beard said. “One team has broken 70 on them this year, and we knew it was going to be a difficult game to score so we set up a game plan.”

That game plan didn’t work. Barry Brown Jr. had 15 points, Dean Wade scored 13 and Mike McGuirl added nine as K-State hit big shot after big shot.

“Everyone is coming to win and play their best game,” Brown said. “Especially knowing you’ve won five straight, everyone is trying to stop your momentum.”

The Big 12’s top-ranked defenses combined to force 30 turnovers. The Wildcats (15-4, 5-2) held Texas Tech to 33-percent shooting and never let the Red Raiders get their offense rolling.

Jarrett Culver led Texas Tech (15-4, 4-3) with 17 points. Tariq Owens had 12.

FLORIDA 81, TEXAS A&M 72

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — With the shot clock winding down and the lead dwindling, KeVaughn Allen took his longest three-pointer of the night.

And he banked it in, a big shot that gave Florida a seven-point lead with 2:59 to play and left Allen with a huge grin as he backpedaled toward mid-court.

It was that kind of night for Allen and the Gators.

Allen scored 31 points, Noah Locke added a career-high 27 and Florida used a flurry of three-pointers to overcome a 13-point deficit and beat Texas A&M 81-72 on Tuesday night.

The Gators made 18 of 37 from behind the arc, including 11 of 15 in the second half, and set an O’Connell Center record for made three-pointers.

“I hope we hit 18 threes every night, but we’re not going to, so we better be on it defensively,” coach Mike White said. “We better find other ways to score.”

The Gators didn’t need to against A&M. Allen hit 8 of 10 from three-point range, and Locke connected on 7 of 13. It was most combined three-pointers for any two players in school history, topping the previous record of 13 set by Erving Walker and Kenny Boynton in 2012.

Florida (11-7, 3-3 Southeastern Conference) needed just about every one of them to rally against the Aggies (7-10, 1-5).