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Film room: How FDU called its shot and beat No. 1 seed Purdue

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On Wednesday evening while addressing his team following its runaway victory over Texas Southern in the First Four, Fairleigh Dickinson coach Tobin Anderson said something that he regrets got caught on camera. “I don’t want Purdue to see this, but I walked into breakfast this morning and Kam — what’d you say to me Kam? Where’s Murls? He said to me, ‘The more I watch Purdue, the more I think we can beat them.’ Let’s go shock the world.” a coach that believes in you >>>> pic.twitter.com/sixV4kkELv — claire de…

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2023 March Madness: Arc Cutters give Michigan State a chance but FDU remains elusive

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I hope you were listening when we told you to keep a fire extinguisher on hand to deal with explosive arcs! WTFDU? Amidst the chaos, here’s a game-by-game look at the potential for upsets in Sunday’s contests. A few reminders: we’re considering opponents separated by at least five seeds. Our analysis adjusts teams’ core strengths according to how similar they are statistically to over-qualifications and long shots from previous tournaments and, where applicable, by matches in style. And we can’t tell you exactly how to bet – it depends on…

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Kravitz: Purdue’s senior season ends on an embarrassing note after losing to Fairleigh Dickinson

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Columbus, Ohio – Zack Eddy sat in front of his locker late Friday night at the Nationwide Arena. The soon-to-be Player of the Year spoke quietly, wistfully, about the disappointment of his team’s historically ignominious loss to Purdue etched on his face. He couldn’t believe that the Boilers, who won the Big Ten title by three, who won the conference championship, who came to this NCAA tournament, a top seed who was about to make a deep run, were embarrassed in a way that had only been done once before…

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No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson stuns No. 1 Purdue in a historic NCAA tournament upset

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Fairleigh Dickinson made history on Friday, becoming the second-ever 16th seed to beat a top seed in the NCAA Tournament with a 63-58 win over Purdue. Here’s what you need to know: The No. 16 seed had a 1-150 all-time record in the Round of 64 going into Friday. The Knights are the first team to complete the feat since UMBC shocked Virginia in 2018. Fairleigh Dickinson will face the winning No. 8 Memphis-No. 9 FAU in the second round Sunday. This story will be updated. required reading (Photo: Rick…

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