For just the second time in men’s NCAA tournament history, a No. 16 seed has done the improbable and taken down a No. 1 seed, as Fairleigh Dickinson shocked top-seeded Purdue and won 63–58 on Friday in Columbus.
The Knights became the first and only other No. 16 seed to knock off a No. 1 since UMBC stunned Virginia in the first round of the 2018 tournament.
Sean Moore led the way for Fairleigh Dickinson all night long, scoring 19 points on 7-for-17 shooting and 3-for-10 from beyond the arc. The Knights also utilized a frantic defense, double-teaming Purdue star center Zach Edey throughout the game and forcing 15 turnovers from the Boilermakers.
