Tonje scores 33, No. 19 Wisconsin beats Pittsburgh 81-75 for Greenbrier Tip-Off title
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 on Sunday night.
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.
Ishmael Leggett scored 17 points, Cameron Corhen added 16 and Jaland Lowe had 15 for Pittsburgh (6-1).
Wisconsin trailed by as many as 14 points late in the first half. Tonje scored 11 points in a three-minute stretch, including a layup with 11:15 remaining, to give the Badgers a 51-49 lead, their first since scoring the game’s first basket.
McGee's 3-pointer with 6:19 remaining put Wisconsin ahead 65-62, and it didn't trail again.
Wisconsin: Tonje, a transfer from Missouri, missed his first six shots and went scoreless over the first 12 minutes, putting Wisconsin in a double-digit hole. He went 9 of 11 after halftime, finished 11 of 19 overall and made all 10 free-throw attempts.
Pittsburgh: Damian Dunn, Pittsburgh’s third-leading scorer at 13 points per game, landed awkwardly after a shot attempt two minutes into the game, limped off the court and did not return.
After Pittsburgh pulled within 71-70 on Zack Austin's 3-pointer with 3:30 left, Wisconsin finished the game on a 10-5 run.
Wisconsin shot 60% (18 of 30) from the floor in the second half after missing all 10 3-point attempts in the first half.
Pittsburgh plays at Ohio State on Friday while Wisconsin hosts Chicago State on Saturday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Earl Walton
- Tim Comer
- Vladimir Voyard-Tadal
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 6-0 | - | 15-2 |
| Purdue | 7-1 | - | 15-4 |
| Michigan | 5-1 | 1 | 13-4 |
| Wisconsin | 5-2 | 1.5 | 15-3 |
| Illinois | 5-2 | 1.5 | 13-4 |
| Indiana | 5-3 | 2 | 14-5 |
| Oregon | 4-3 | 2.5 | 15-3 |
| Maryland | 3-4 | 3.5 | 13-5 |
| UCLA | 3-4 | 3.5 | 12-6 |
| Iowa | 3-4 | 3.5 | 12-6 |
| USC | 3-4 | 3.5 | 11-7 |
| Rutgers | 3-4 | 3.5 | 10-8 |
| Nebraska | 2-4 | 4 | 12-5 |
| Northwestern | 2-4 | 4 | 11-6 |
| Penn State | 2-5 | 4.5 | 12-6 |
| Ohio State | 2-5 | 4.5 | 10-8 |
| Washington | 1-6 | 5.5 | 10-8 |
| Minnesota | 1-6 | 5.5 | 9-9 |
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 8-0 | - | 16-2 |
| Clemson | 7-1 | 1 | 15-4 |
| Louisville | 7-1 | 1 | 14-5 |
| Wake Forest | 6-1 | 1.5 | 14-4 |
| SMU | 5-2 | 2.5 | 14-4 |
| North Carolina | 5-2 | 2.5 | 12-7 |
| Florida State | 4-3 | 3.5 | 13-5 |
| Stanford | 4-3 | 3.5 | 12-6 |
| Pittsburgh | 3-4 | 4.5 | 12-6 |
| Syracuse | 3-4 | 4.5 | 9-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 3-4 | 4.5 | 8-10 |
| California | 2-5 | 5.5 | 9-9 |
| NC State | 2-5 | 5.5 | 9-9 |
| Notre Dame | 2-5 | 5.5 | 8-10 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-6 | 6 | 8-11 |
| Boston College | 1-6 | 6.5 | 9-9 |
| Virginia | 1-6 | 6.5 | 8-10 |
| Miami | 0-7 | 7.5 | 4-14 |
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