And the Knights, playing in the Northeast Conference, didn’t even win their conference tournament, a title they normally would have needed to make the N.C.A.A. Anderson brought three of his players with him to Fairleigh Dickinson: guards Demetre Roberts and Grant Singleton and forward Sean Moore, who poured in 19 points against Purdue while playing Friday night in his hometown, Columbus, Ohio. Before this season, F.D.U. didn’t win its conference tournament, and it came out of the First Four, the play-in games that require a win to get into the round of 64. Fairleigh Dickinson was a 23-point underdog to Purdue.

Source: New York Times March 19, 2023 01:50 UTC