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- No. 1 Purdue fell to No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson within the first spherical of the boys’s NCAA match.
- This is solely the second time in match historical past {that a} 16-seed has defeated a 1-seed.
- Fairleigh Dickinson wanted a number of enormous stops down the stretch to earn the win.
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It occurred once more.
No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson upset No. 1 Purdue within the first spherical of the boys’s NCAA match. With the win, Knights turned solely the second 16-seeded participant in match historical past to be eradicated within the first spherical.
It was a battle: FDU’s victory got here with a number of huge pictures and defensive stands late within the sport.
With a minute left and FDU hit a large three to manage the ultimate seconds.
-NCAA March Insanity (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 18, 2023
After serving for one possession, FDU got here up with one other enormous play, this time within the type of a block from Sean Moore.
-NCAA March Insanity (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 18, 2023
The Knights held on till the ultimate seconds to finish the upset. When the ultimate whistle blew, historical past had been made.
-NCAA March Insanity (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 18, 2023
FDU joined UMBC as the one different 16-seeds in match historical past to tug off a primary spherical upset.
UMBC celebrates its newly found firm.
—UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 18, 2023
It is March Insanity: The brackets are busted and a new cinderella story has been born.