The Boilermakers become the second No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 16 seed.
Alongside Virginia in all future references and winces will mope Purdue, the emphatic Big Ten regular season and tournament champion that lost,, to anonymous FDU in front of a sold-out and flipped-out crowd, becoming the second of the 152 No. 1 seeds to lose to a No. 16 seed since this seeding construct in this delirious annual event began in 1985.
Purdue, like Virginia, wound up as the backdrop as people began to answer the question, What the hell do those initials mean? Then finally, this nugget: FDU became the second straight smallish school from New Jersey to fell Purdue, with St. Peter’s having chased it from the 2022 Sweet 16. “It’s a really hard thing,” Painter said. “We worked very hard and have done things the right way in our program. And I think six straight years we’ve been a top-five seed. And that’s all you try to do. You just try to fight to get in the best position possible. And now we get in the best position possible and this happens.
Meanwhile, Roberts made an unfazed 12-foot jump shot with a free throw attached to get the score to 46-44, then Singleton banged in a three-point shot from the left to get things all caught up at 49-47 in FDU’s favor. Once Purdue’s Brandon Newman fumbled at the perimeter with 8:23 left, and Moore surged downcourt for a layup plus a foul for a 52-50 lead, FDU never trailed.“I can’t even explain it,” Moore said. “I’m shocked right now. I can’t believe it. It’s crazy. But it feels amazing.
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