Florida Atlantic ended underdog FDU's magical March by outlasting the No. 16 seed 78-70 on Sunday night in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament.
The ninth-seeded Owls needed everything they had to put away the Knights , the nation's smallest team and a surprising winner Friday night against 7-foot-4 center Zach Edey and top-seeded Purdue in just the second 16-over-1 upset i n men's tournament history.
Florida Atlantic guard Johnell Davis heads up court after a steal in front of Fairleigh Dickinson guard Heru Bligen in the 2nd half of a second-round game in the NCAA Tournament. FAU, which edged Memphis on Friday for the school's first NCAA tourney win, finally took control late in the second half of a game that was played at high speeds and at times looked more like a playground pickup game.
Anderson, who turned around a program that went 4-22 a year ago, told his players not to foul and let the final seconds run off. But FAU's Martin tried and missed a 360-degree dunk, leading to an awkward exchange and tense postgame handshake between Anderson and Owls coach Dusty May.
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