Top 25 roundup: Sloppy Georgia tops No. 22 St. John’s

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 75John 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.

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