- Fairleigh Dickinson basketball team caught in scary situation
- The situation was resolved and their game against LIU began.
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A college basketball game was delayed Thursday night after players on one team became trapped in an elevator.
Pictured are members of the Fairleigh Dickinson team. trapped inside an elevator leading them from the locker room to the court before they faced Long Island University.
Firefighters rushed to the scene to rescue the players.
In the end they achieved it and the game could begin.
In last year’s NCAA Tournament, No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson pulled off a stunning upset of No. 1 seed Purdue.
Fairleigh Dickinson players were trapped in an elevator before their game Thursday night.
FDU pulled off a historic upset against No. 1 seed Purdue in last year’s NCAA Tournament
The school became just the second No. 16 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in March Madness.
They finally lost to Florida Atlantic in the round of 32.
The Knights were 11-14 overall entering Thursday’s game.
Meanwhile, LIU entered the game with a 6-17 record.