Florida Atlantic held off Fairleigh Dickinson in the second half in a 78-70 win to prevent the Knights from becoming the first No. 16 seed to reach the Sweet 16.
FDU became just the second No. 16 team to beat a No. 1 seed in 152 attempts on Friday when it beat Purdue. And after trailing by seven at halftime, the Knights went on a 12-1 run to start the second half and take a four-point lead.
The Knights got the lead to five shortly after that, but Florida Atlantic didn’t wither. The Owls went on a 14-5 run of their own to turn a 49-44 deficit into a 58-54 lead and FDU never led again as FAU pulled away in the final minutes of the game. It’s the first Sweet 16 appearance in school history for Florida Atlantic in just the school’s second NCAA tournament appearance. FAU first made the NCAA tournament in 2002 but lost to Alabama as a No. 15 seed.
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