Wisconsin Badgers at Pittsburgh Panthers

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

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.

Takeaways 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.

Key moment 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.

Key stat Wisconsin shot 60% (18 of 30) from the floor in the second half after missing all 10 3-point attempts in the first half.

Up next Pittsburgh plays at Ohio State on Friday while Wisconsin hosts Chicago State on Saturday.

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