Asa Newell scored a team-high 18 points, helping Georgia upset No. 22 St. John’s 66-63 on Sunday at the Bahamas Championship in Nassau, Bahamas.
Silas Demary Jr. added 15 points for the Bulldogs (6-1), who won despite 24 turnovers. Tyrin Lawrence chipped in 11 points along with a game-high nine rebounds and five assists as Georgia shot 49 percent (24-for-49) from the floor and 41.7 percent (5-for-12) from beyond the 3-point arc.
Zuby Ejiofor led St. John’s (5-2) with 22 points and eight rebounds, followed by Aaron Scott’s 14 points. RJ Luis Jr. scored 13 for the Red Storm, who shot just 2-for-19 (10.5 percent) on 3-point attempts and 19-for-61 (31.1 percent) overall from the floor.
Newell closed the first-half scoring with just his third 3-pointer of the season, giving Georgia a 32-28 halftime lead. Newell led Georgia with 11 points, while Ejiofor’s nine points paced St. John’s, which shot 0-for-9 on 3-pointers in the opening half.
No. 19 Wisconsin 81, Pittsburgh 75
John Tonje poured in 33 points and helped the Badgers rally to beat the Panthers in the Greenbrier Tip-Off championship game in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
Tonje scored 25 of those points in the second half on 9-of-11 shooting en route to his second game of 30 or more points this season. Kamari McGee was also a big spark for the Badgers (7-0), burying a clutch 3-pointer in the corner with 2:54 to play to give Wisconsin a 74-70 lead. He finished with 10 points.
Pittsburgh (6-1) came in riding the high of its best start since the 2018-19 season, winning its first six games by double figures. Ishmael Leggett led the Panthers with 17 points. Cameron Corhen added 16 points while Jaland Lowe chipped in 15.
Kennesaw State 79, No. 24 Rutgers 77
Jamil Miller collected 16 points and 10 rebounds off the bench, Simeon Cottle added 15 points and the host Owls edged the Scarlet Knights in Georgia.
Miller made 6 of 7 shots — including 2 of 3 from 3-point range — to help Kennesaw State (5-1) record its first win over a ranked team. The Owls were 0-for-16 all-time against teams in the Associated Press Top 25.
Dylan Harper had 21 points and Ace Bailey added 17 for Rutgers (4-1), which suffered its first loss of the season.
–Field Level Media