Underdog St. Peter's beats No. 3-seed Purdue to become the first 15th seed to reach the Elite Eight
That's all changed now if you've been following the men's NCAA tournament. The Saint Peter's men's basketball team has made history by becoming the first No. 15 seed to reach the Elite Eight, upsetting the No. 3 seed Purdue Boilermakers 67-64 in Philadelphia on Friday night.Guard Doug Edert said the team was energized by the crowd."We had a great crowd today," Edert said."The whole environment, it was just unreal.
This is the program's fourth NCAA tournament appearance overall.Read MoreAfter nearly a month between games from December 18 to January 14, due to a Covid-19 outbreak on campus, SPU had gone 18-5 in the 2022 calendar year to win the MAAC title and advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history.Coach Shaheen Holloway said the break helped the team."It was everything to us," Holloway said."We've had a chance to get like a mini-camp.
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