The day finished with the first event in the “Battle for Bowl Week” challenge, which is a series of competitions that will take place during bowl week between MSU and Pitt. In the basketball challenge, five Spartans – Montorie Foster, Keon Coleman, Terry Lockett Jr., Maliq Carr and Payton Thorne – defeated Pitt, 134-94, to win the first of five challenges. The team at the end of the week that wins the most challenges will claim the Battle for Bowl Week Championship Belt.