In a Major Upset No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Beat the No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Teaneck NJ, the No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights upset the No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers in what is only the second loss for a No. 1 seed in modern history.

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.

The shortest of the 363 Division I teams in the country, the Knights (21-15) showed no fear in swarming 7-foot-4 All-America center Zach Edey from the start and simply outplayed the Big Ten champion Boilermakers (29-6).