{"id":188,"date":"2023-03-18T11:03:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T16:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/fdu-makes-history-with-upset-over-no-1-seed-purdue\/"},"modified":"2023-03-18T11:03:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T16:03:04","slug":"fdu-makes-history-with-upset-over-no-1-seed-purdue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/fdu-makes-history-with-upset-over-no-1-seed-purdue\/","title":{"rendered":"FDU Makes History with Upset Over No. 1 Seed Purdue"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday, Fairleigh Dickinson stunned the college basketball world by pulling off one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history, defeating No. 1 seed Purdue 63-58. It was the second time a No. 16 seed has ever beaten a No. 1 seed since the men's NCAA Tournament field expanded to 64 teams in 1985.[0]<\/a><\/sup> In 2018, the UMBC Retrievers' impressive victory over the Virginia Cavaliers was sealed with a score of 74-54.[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

FDU's win is also unique because it was the first time a No. 16 seed from the First Four has ever beaten a No. 1 seed in the round of 64.[1]<\/a><\/sup> The Knights had an 0-5 record in the round of 64 prior to their historic victory.[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re all irritated. We all have a chip on our shoulder,\u201d FDU coach Tobin Anderson said.[2]<\/a><\/sup> \u201cPeople say we shouldn\u2019t be here, we shouldn\u2019t be in the tournament. We want to prove people wrong. And now I think people see that we do belong.\u201d[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Purdue's 7-foot-4 center Zach Edey finished with 21 points and 15 rebounds against FDU, but his teammates combined to make just 12 of 42 shots.[4]<\/a><\/sup> The Knight's small lineup, paired with their unorthodox strategy of heavily guarding Purdue's best player proved to be a winning combination.<\/p>\n

Edey noted that sometimes there would be one defender behind him and one practically in his lap.[5]<\/a><\/sup> They were playing a full-on defense, making it difficult to make receptions.[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

In what is being called a “cliched glass slipper” scenario, FDU earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament, their first appearance since 2019 and seventh overall, as a private, sea-grant university in Teaneck, New Jersey.[2]<\/a><\/sup> FDU held Purdue scoreless for more than 5 1\/2 minutes down the stretch and moved ahead by five on a 3-pointer by Moore with 1:03 left.[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Moore exclaimed, “It's beyond my ability to explain!”[7]<\/a><\/sup> I am taken aback at this Incredible! What an insane situation It is an incredible feeling.<\/p>\n

0. <\/span>“Fairleigh Dickinson coach Tobin Anderson guides Knights past Purdue” USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ncaab\/2023\/03\/17\/fairleigh-dickinson-coach-tobin-anderson-guides-knights-past-purdue\/11497044002<\/a><\/p>\n

1. <\/span>“March Madness 2023: Twitter reacts to FDU-Purdue” ESPN, 18 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/story\/_\/id\/35883779\/ncaa-tournament-fdu-upset-purdue-twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

2. <\/span>“FDU\u2019s unlikely path to shocking Purdue paved by one thing: \u2018Styles make fights\u2019” The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4322376\/2023\/03\/18\/fdu-purdue-ncaa-tournament-upset<\/a><\/p>\n

3. <\/span>“March Madness 2023: FDU vs. Purdue leaves Knights coach Tobin Anderson, players buzzing over historic upset” 247Sports, 18 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/247sports.com\/LongFormArticle\/March-Madness-2023-FDU-vs-Purdue-leaves-Knights-coach-Tobin-Anderson-players-buzzing-over-historic-upset-206782409<\/a><\/p>\n

4. <\/span>“March Madness 2023 winners and losers: Purdue's early exit is bracket buster; FAU's late shot buries Memphis” CBS Sports, 18 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/news\/march-madness-2023-winners-and-losers-purdues-early-exit-is-bracket-buster-faus-late-shot-buries-memphis\/<\/a><\/p>\n

5. <\/span>“FDU's swarming defense stops Purdue's 7-foot-4 Zach Edey in crunch times” New York Post , 18 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/18\/fdus-swarming-defense-stop-purdues-zach-edey-in-crunch-time\/<\/a><\/p>\n

6. <\/span>“Purdue 58\u2013 Farleigh Dickinson 63: History, the bad kind” Hammer and Rails, 18 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.hammerandrails.com\/2023\/3\/17\/23645846\/purdue-58-farleigh-dickinson-63-history-the-bad-kind<\/a><\/p>\n

7. <\/span>“No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson upsets No. 1 Purdue in NCAA tournament” The Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/2023\/03\/17\/fairleigh-dickinson-purdue-march-madness\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Friday, Fairleigh Dickinson stunned the college basketball world by pulling off one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history, defeating No. 1 seed Purdue 63-58. It was the second time a No. 16 seed has ever beaten a No. 1 seed since the men’s NCAA Tournament field expanded to 64 teams in 1985.[0] […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":189,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188\/revisions\/189"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}