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Fairleigh Dickinson Makes NCAA Tournament History Toppling Top-Seeded Purdue Fairleigh Dickinson Makes NCAA Tournament History Toppling Top-Seeded Purdue
Fairleigh Dickinson Makes NCAA Tournament History Toppling Top-Seeded Purdue A Cinderella story has come to New Jersey. Happy just to make the tournament, the Fairleigh Dickinson University men’s basketball team has made history, becoming just the second 16th seed to upset a 1 seed, overcoming the odds to knock out Purdue in a game that will be the lore of legend. (16) FDU SHOCKS THE WORLD 😱THE KNIGHTS STUN (1) PURDUE 63-58 TO SURVIVE AND ADVANCE #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/OvfaUzg4vG — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 18, 2023 The Boilermakers (29-5) easily ran through the Big Ten during the season, only to be caught by a sweet-shooting Knights te…