Pitt needed to make a late run, but defeated Marquette in the 2K Classic, 78-75, on Friday night.
I said it on Twitter, but it bears repeating here. Marquette is not a great team but that was a great win for the Panthers. Pitt really needed to win one of these two 2K Classic games and a loss here would have really made it hard to believe this team could do much this year.
The Panthers didn't play a strong game, in my opinion. They did shoot 50% from the field, but had a lot of offensive lulls, falling behind by 15 points in the first half.