As the group at Greensboro Coliseum watched an intense sport between Kentucky and Windfall, a serious upset in NCAA Event historical past was going down in Columbus, Ohio.
No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson upset top-seed Purdue, changing into simply the second 16-seed to perform the feat in event historical past.
Because the seconds have been ticking down for Fairleigh Dickinson, the sport was placed on the jumbotron in Greensboro, N.C.
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UPSETS TOP SEED PURDUE, BECOMING SECOND 16 SEED TO BEAT A NO. 1 IN MARCH MADNESS HISTORY
Fairleigh Dickinson guard Grant Singleton (4) celebrates after a basket towards Purdue within the second half of a first-round faculty basketball sport within the males’s NCAA Event in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, March 17, 2023. (AP Photograph/Michael Conroy)
The gang, raucous all night time lengthy as they watched Kentucky beat Windfall, started to chant.
“FDU. FDU. FDU.”
And the Wildcats had no clue historical past was taking place.
Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats reacts throughout the second half towards the Windfall Friars within the first spherical of the NCAA Males’s Basketball Event at The Fieldhouse at Greensboro Coliseum on March 17, 2023 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Pictures)
In his postgame press convention, Kentucky head coach John Calipari instructed reporters he was unaware that one of many wildest upsets in March Insanity historical past had simply occurred.
“I’ve been telling these guys, you don’t watch the video games,” Calipari stated. “As a result of in case you suppose you’re going to be taking part in any person, they get knocked off. That’s how these items works. We will write our personal story.”
“We didn’t understand it. Did you guys know that?” Calipari requested his gamers. “None of us knew that. We’re not watching video games. We’re targeted on us and having fun with this second. So, thanks for letting us know they received beat. I didn’t know. And I really feel dangerous. Matt Painter [Purdue head coach] is a terrific man. And I do know what you would by with that type of stuff.”
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Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats reacts to an on-court motion towards the Windfall Friars throughout the first spherical of the 2023 NCAA Males’s Basketball Event held at Greensboro Coliseum on March 17, 2023 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Grant Halverson/NCAA Pictures through Getty Pictures)
Sean Moore led FDU with 19 factors, with Demetre Roberts including 12.
“I really like our guys. They’re robust, they’re gritty, they performed their tails off. That is an unbelievable win. We simply did one thing that is unbelievable. We simply shocked the world,” FDU head coach Tobin Anderson stated after the sport.
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FDU strikes on to play the winner on Memphis-FAU on Sunday, whereas the Kentucky Wildcats await the winner of Kansas State-Montana State.
