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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 Peter's 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. FDU's 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…