Tonje scores 33, No. 19 Wisconsin beats Pittsburgh 81-75 for Greenbrier Tip-Off title

CORRECTS TO FAMILY NAME OF JOHN TONJE - Wisconsin's John Tonje (9) goes up for a layup as Pittsburgh's Jorge Graham tries to block his shot in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Sunday Nov. 24, 2024, in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.

CORRECTS TO FAMILY NAME OF JOHN TONJE - Wisconsin's John Tonje (9) goes up for a layup as Pittsburgh's Jorge Graham tries to block his shot in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Sunday Nov. 24, 2024, in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson)


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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — John Tonje scored 25 of his 33 points in the second half, and No. 19 Wisconsin came back to beat Pittsburgh 81-75 in the championship of the Greenbrier Tip-Off. John Blackwell added 14 points, Nolan Winter had 11 and Kamari McGee scored 10 for Wisconsin. The Badgers' 7-0 start is the first since the 2014-15 season, when they lost to Duke in the national championship. Wisconsin erased a 14-point deficit. Ishmael Leggett scored 17 points, Cameron Corhen added 16 and Jaland Lowe had 15 for Pittsburgh. The Panthers fell to 6-1.

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