Purdue upset: Fans, media react to stunning loss for No. 1 seeded Boilermakers
After capturing both the regular-season and B1G Tournament titles, Purdue rolled into the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the East Region. Unfortunately, the Boilermakers produced the wrong sort of history.
On Friday night, Fairleigh Dickinson dialed up a brilliant performance that included a stifling defensive effort. When it was all said and done, the Knights of the Northeast Conference toppled Purdue and head coach Matt Painter 63-58.
Zach Edey was impressive for the Boilermakers with 21 points and 15 rebounds but the rest of his supporting cast struggled in the loss. Braden Smith had 7 turnovers, Mason Gillis was 1-for-7 from 3-point range and the Boilermakers shot 5-for-26 from deep with 16 turnovers.
Here’s how social media reacted to the historic outcome:
Checkmate, Purdue. pic.twitter.com/sGR4QkZ0Ta
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) March 18, 2023
Purdue Basketball. pic.twitter.com/YrIPsJUI5y
— Justin Thind (@JustinThind) March 18, 2023
Purdue drawing up a play during the timeout pic.twitter.com/MfaIztgRIa
— Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake) March 18, 2023
(16) FDU SHOCKS THE WORLD 😱
THE KNIGHTS STUN (1) PURDUE 63-58 TO SURVIVE AND ADVANCE #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/OvfaUzg4vG
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 18, 2023
The Knights get the upset over Purdue 😳 pic.twitter.com/MapGtl4oZP
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 18, 2023
The more I watch Purdue, the more I think we can beat them
He knew
pic.twitter.com/0yrv50mDFA— Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake) March 18, 2023
DOWN GOES NO. 1 PURDUE 🤯
NO. 16 FDU KEEPS DANCING ‼️ pic.twitter.com/ldvMJTEbNk
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 18, 2023
DOWN GOES NO. 1 PURDUE pic.twitter.com/bJTQNJAdjV
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 18, 2023
THE FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON KNIGHTS SHOCK THE WORLD AND BECOME THE SECOND 16 SEED TO DEFEAT A 1 SEED IN NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY BY UPSETTING PURDUE!! THEY’VE EARNED THEIR SECOND BEVEL LEVEL!!! pic.twitter.com/NEMpQ38tXC
— The Sickos CBB Committee SOLE (@SickosCBB) March 18, 2023
🚨 Purdue is the first team EVER to be eliminated from consecutive Men’s NCAA Tournaments by teams from New Jersey 🚨 pic.twitter.com/vjRIMSyAeG
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 18, 2023
#Purdue 🤷♂️ https://t.co/SExbG3Fofc pic.twitter.com/LinxmhQHT2
— Brian Glickman (@dmbriguy7) March 18, 2023