A men’s college basketball game was postponed Thursday night after a player from one team became trapped in an elevator.
The game between Long Island University and Fairleigh Dickinson University in New York couldn’t finish tipping on time because FDU Knights players needed firefighters to help them get off the elevator.
According to FOX Sports reporter John Fanta, Knights players were reportedly heading to the court from the locker room when the stalemate occurred.
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Terrence Brown of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights plays against the Seton Hall Pirates at Walsh Gym in South Orange, New Jersey on November 11, 2023. (Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
The game at Brooklyn’s Steinberg Wellness Center was scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m., starting about 20 minutes late.
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The players were unharmed. One player said the elevator was “hot” after being stuck inside for about 15 minutes.
Dec. 2, 2023, NCAA game basketball. (M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
FDU defeated the top-seeded Purdue Boilermakers in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament, becoming the second No. 16 seed to defeat a top seed.
The only other time this happened was in 1989, when Princeton defeated Georgetown 50-49.
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights head coach Jack Castleberry during the first half of a game against the Seton Hall Pirates on November 11, 2023 at Walsh Gym in South Orange, New Jersey. (Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
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The Knights were 11-14 as of Thursday night, while LIU was 6-17 on the year and 5-6 in the NEC Conference.
