No. 1 Purdue broke a whiteboard in the locker room after their upset loss to No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round of March Madness
- No. 1 Purdue fell to No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round of the men's NCAA tournament.
- It's just the second time in tournament history that a 16-seed has defeated a 1-seed.
No. 1 Purdue made the wrong kind of history on Friday night, losing in the first round of the men's NCAA Tournament to No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson.
It's just the second time in the history of the men's tournament that a 1-seed has failed to escape the first round, with the Boilermakers joining the 2018 Virginia Cavaliers in infamy.
As the final seconds ticked off the clock, Purdue's dismay could be read on their faces as they walked off the court.
The frustration didn't end there.
After the game, photos from Purdue's locker room showed that a whiteboard fell victim to the Boilermakers' loss.
It wasn't the only whiteboard casualty of Friday's March Madness action.
Earlier in the day, Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo had snapped a whiteboard right in his hands after a disappointing conversation with a referee.
While the whiteboards met the same fate, the teams did not, as No. 7 Michigan State ultimately beat out No. 10 USC for a spot in the round of 32.
As for Purdue, they're left to wonder what happened and look toward next year.