NCAA Tournament: 5 wild facts Fairleigh Dickinson's shocking upset over Purdue

Fairleigh Dickinson didn’t even win their conference tournament, but after a play-in victory they stunned Purdue for the biggest upset in NCAA Tournament history.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The 2023 NCAA Tournament gave us the biggest first round upset in history when Fairleigh Dickinson, a play-in 16 seed who didn’t even win their conference tournament, upset number one seed Purdue on Friday, 63-58.

It was a disaster performance from Matt Painter’s squad, who didn’t score in the final five minutes and couldn’t get good looks for their star center, Zach Edey.

The Knights will now face Florida Atlantic on Sunday and the winner will advance

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