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"I thought we handled all the adversity well," Capel said. "What we didn't handle was (John) Tonje. He's a really, really good player. Watching him on tape is one thing, and I thought he was outstanding ... but when you play against him, it's even more impressive how efficient and relentless he is." 

Tonje poured in 31 points on 11-of-19 shooting and was perfect from the free-throw line to help the Badgers take home the Greenbrier Tip-Off championship belt, awarded to the victors.

"I was trying to be aggressive from the start," Tonje said. "I didn't shoot the ball well early, but I kept with it and my coaches and teammates believed in me, and I just tried to everything in my power to get the win."

The Badgers scored the first bucket of the game, but then Pitt went on a 9-0 run and grew that lead to a game-high 14 points with six minutes left in the first half before the Badgers started to trim their deficit. 

Trailing 34-27 at the break, Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said the Badgers didn't need to adjust much, they just needed to connect from distance after missing all 10 of their 3-point attempts in the opening 20 minutes. 

Wisconsin knocked down five in the second half, took the lead for just the second time in the contest with 11:15 to go, battled through seven lead changes over the next three minutes and finally created some cushion for itself when Kamari McGee sank a 3 with 6:19 to play. The Badgers never trailed after it. 

"He's got the heart of a lion," Wisconsin's John Blackwell said of McGee. "We love him, he's our spark plug off the bench, and he brings the energy. He makes us go, and obviously you saw that today."

Blackwell scored 14 to back up Tonje's effort and two other Badgers scored in double figures in the win. Wisconsin outrebounded Pitt 33-29 and turned the ball over just twice in the second half during its come-from-behind effort.

"Heck of a game against a really, really good team," Gard said. "It's about what I thought (it would be) after watching film on them. They were extremely physical (and) the guard play is really good."

Ishmael Leggett led Pitt in scoring with 17 points, to go with a team-best eight rebounds. Cameron Corhan added 16 points and Jaland Lowe finished with 15 while dishing out five assists.

WISCONSIN 27 54 ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” 81: Tonje 11-19, 10-10, 33; Klesmit 1-7, 4-6, 7; Crowl 3-9, 0-2, 6; Blackwell 5-11, 4-4, 14; Winter 5-7, 0-0, 11; McGee 4-5, 0-0, 10; Gilmore 0-1, 0-0, 0; Janicki 0-1, 0-0, 0.

PITT 34 41 ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” 75: Dunn 0-1, 0-0, 0; Corhen 7-8, 2-2, 16; Leggett 6-15, 5-6, 17; Lowe 6-17, 2-4, 15; G. Diaz Graham 3-8, 1-1, 8; Cummings 1-1, 0-0, 2; Delalic 4-4, 0-0, 9; Austin 3-5, 0-0, 8; J. Diaz Graham 0-1, 0-0, 0.

3-point shooting: WISCONSIN: 5-20 (Tonje 1-5, Klesmit 1-5, Blackwell 0-2, Winter 1-3, McGee 2-3), Pitt: 5-23 (Leggett 0-4, Lowe 1-7, G. Diaz Graham 1-6, J Diaz Graham 0-1, Delalic 1-1, Austin 2-4).

Rebounds: WISCONSIN: 33 (Tonje 7, Klesmit 2, Crowl 9, Blackwell 3, Winter 3, McGee 3, Amos 1, Janicki 1), Pitt: 29 (Corhen 2, Leggett 8, Lowe 5, G. Diaz Graham 7, Cummings 3, Delalic 1, Austin 1, Team 2).

LSU 109, UCF 103 (3OT)

After trailing by 20 points in the first half, the Tigers (5-1) fought back, scored the final six points of regulation to force overtime and then winning in triple overtime in the Greenbrier Tip-Off consolation game Sunday afternoon.

"I don't know if I've been in a game like that," LSU coach Matt McMahon said. "Obviously we are thrilled to win, but I'm really proud of our players, their resilience and their ability to move on and play the next possession."

The Knights (4-2) trailed early but used a 25-3 run over an eight-plus minute stretch to lead 38-18 as Darius Johnson fueled the run with three makes from beyond the arc. He finished with a team-high 25 points and was one of six players to score at least 20 points.

LSU's Jordan Sears matched that point total and made six triples while also collecting nine rebounds. Jalen Reed logged a 21-point, 13-rebound double-double in the win.

"Great way to end our time at the Greenbrier," Reed said. "They were a really good team, and we were down but just kept fighting and stayed together the whole game. I think that just speaks to the character of our team."

LSU 25 45 12 11 16 ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” 109: Sears 8-18, 3-5, 25; Bailey 6-14, 1-4, 14; Carter 6-19, 5-6, 20; Reed 7-12, 7-8, 21; Chest 3-4, 2-2, 8; Miller 6-13, 3-4, 16; Williams III 0-3, 0-0, 0; C. Givens III 2-3, 0-0, 5.

UCF 40 30 12 11 9 ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” 102: Ivy-Curry, 7-18, 1-2, 20; Johnson 7-16, 7-10, 25; Hall 7-21, 6-8, 21; Coleman 3-8, 0-0, 6; Thiam 4-7, 0-0, 8; Taylor 0-1, 2-2, 2; Williams 3-6, 0-0, 6; Di. Johnson 1-2, 2-2, 4; Machowski 0-3, 0-1, 0; Jocius 5-9, 0-0, 10.

3-point shooting: LSU: 12-36 (Sears 6-15, Bailey 1-3, Carter 3-10, Miller 1-5, Williams III 0-1, Givens III 1-2), UCF: 10-34 (Ivy-Curry 5-12, Johnson 4-8, Hall 1-6, Coleman 0-3, Taylor 0-1, Williams 0-1, Di. Johnson 0-1, Jocius 0-2).

Rebounds: LSU: 56 (Sears 9, Bailey 5, Carter 7, Reed 13, Chest 6, Miller 1, Givens III 1, MIller III 2, Team 12), UCF: 52 (Ivy-Curry 6, Johnson 6, Hall 10, Coleman 4, Thiam 6, Williams 4, Hendricks 2, Machowski 3, Jocius 5, Team 6).