Congratulations, FDU! A MarchMadness upset for the ages. 🏀
And you thought nobody could match that historic NCAA Tournament run by Saint Peter’s last year? C’mon, the Peacocks are so yesterday. Meet New Jersey’s newest Cinderella — the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights.
“I mean, I just trust out guys,” Anderson said. “We have faith in what we do. I’ll do a better job with this locker-room speech than the last one. It was the right message, but maybe the wrong audience. I love our guys. They’re tough. They’re gritty. They play their tails off. That’s an unbelievable win.”
Oh, wait, there’s more: FDU didn’t even win the Northeast Conference, earning a shot at the tournament with a loophole because conference championNew Jersey has become the Boilermakers’ nemesis: Rutgers has beaten Purdue twice in two seasons when the Boilermakers were the No. 1 team in the nation, and Purdue was ousted from the NCAA Tournament last year by Saint Peter’s.
The quicker Knights pressured the Boilermakers all over the court, from the opening tip to the final buzzer, forcing 14 turnovers — seven by guard Braden Smith — and scaring Purdue into 18-for-49 shooting from the floor, including 4-for-24 on 3-pointers. In the final minutes, the ice-cold Boilermakers appeared afraid to shoot.
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