Fairleigh Dickinson trying to refocus after 'life-changing' win
espn.comCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights admit it won't be easy to play Sunday on the heels of producing perhaps the biggest upset in college basketball history.
But even after Friday's «life-changing» victory over Purdue — just the second time ever that a No. 16 seed has defeated a 1-seed in the NCAA tournament — the Knights say they want to «keep dancing.» «It's hard to top what we did last night,» senior guard Grant Singleton said Saturday. «But we are just trying to keep a level head, stay humble about the situation.
We have more things to do.» The Knights will face ninth-seeded Florida Atlantic, which eliminated Memphis later Friday night at Nationwide Arena on Nick Boyd's game-winning layup in the final seconds.
The winner will advance to the Sweet 16 and play in Madison Square Garden in New York City, just a 15-mile drive away from the Fairleigh Dickinson campus in Teaneck, New Jersey. «That would be incredible,» said first-year FDU coach Tobin Anderson. «I wouldn't have to fly back to Jersey, I could take off running, like Forrest Gump or something. »That would be beyond our wildest dreams, a bit like [the movie line from] 'Hoosiers' to do that.
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