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Pulling off one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history, the undersized, underdog Knights stunned top-seeded Purdue 63-58 on Friday night, becoming the second No. 16 seed to win a game in March Madness.

Fairleigh Dickinson guard Grant Singleton, center, celebrates after a basket against Purdue during the second half of a first-round college basketball

Fairleigh Dickinson became the second No. 16 seed in history to win an NCAA Tournament game, stunning top-seeded Purdue 63-58 behind 19 points from Sean Moore and a relentless, hustling defense.

Add Fairleigh Dickinson to the list of giant-killing New Jersey colleges in March Madness. The Knights pulled off a mammoth upset by upsetting Purdue 63-58 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. FDU is only the second No. 16 seed to topple a No. 1 seed. A year ago, Saint Peters beat No. 2 seed Kentucky in overtime to bust a bunch of brackets and then became the first 15-seed to reach the Elite Eight. FDUs shocker also came just one day after No. 15 seed Princeton ousted No. 2 seed Arizona.

UMBC has company. For just the second time in the history of the NCAA men's tournament, a No. 16 seed advanced to the round of 32 as Fairleigh Dickinson upset…

Fairleigh Dickinson brought down a giant. Pulling off one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history, the undersized, underdog Knights stunned top-seeded Purdue 63-58 on Friday night, becoming the second No. 16 seed to win a game in March Madness...

"If we played them 100 times, they'd probably beat us 99 times. But tonight's the one time we had to be unique, to be unorthodox."

For just the second time in 152 tries, a No. 16 wore the slipper perfectly against a No. ...

The Boilermakers, going for the first Final Four since 1980, are led by national player of the year favorite Zach Edey.

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — Ziggy Reid scored 23 points, Jordan Minor had 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists and Merrimack closed on an 8-0 run to beat Fairleigh Dickinson 67-66 on Tuesday night to capture the Northeast Conference Tournament championship.