"We just be happy to be here."Īs it turned out, the Knights aren't going anywhere just yet.ĭespite owning the shortest roster in Division I men's basketball - with an average height of 6-foot-1 - Fairleigh Dickinson relentlessly attacked the rim, even with Zach Edey, Purdue's 7-foot-4, All-American center, roaming inside.Įdey scored 21 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked three shots, but the Knights countered with 24 points in the paint on the other end (to Purdue's 26). "I wanted our guys to believe," said Anderson, who noted he didn't realize his postgame message Wednesday would appear on the national broadcast after Fairleigh Dickinson's play-in win.
But Fairleigh Dickinson joined the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, which became the first men's 16-seed to beat a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.Įntering Friday, 16-seeds were 1-150 in the opening round. In knocking off the Boilermakers 63-58, the Knights became just the second men's 16-seed ever to beat a No. On Friday night, Fairleigh Dickinson did just that. "The more I watch Purdue," the Knights first-year coach said shortly after they won their NCAA tournament play-in game in Dayton, Ohio, "the more I think we can beat them. Men's College Basketball, Purdue Boilermakers, Fairleigh Dickinson KnightsĬOLUMBUS, Ohio - Fairleigh Dickinson coach Tobin Anderson said he thought the cameras were off Wednesday in the locker room when he told his players what he really thought about their next opponent.
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