- Fairleigh Dickinson’s basketball team found themselves stuck in a scary situation
- The situation was resolved and their game against LIU tipped off
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A college basketball game was postponed Thursday night after players from one team became stuck in an elevator.
Members of the Fairleigh Dickinson team were pictured locked in an elevator taking them from the locker room to the court before facing Long Island University.
The fire brigade arrived on the scene to pry the players loose.
Eventually they managed to do this and the match was able to turn.
In last year’s NCAA Tournament, No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson recorded a stunning defeat of No. 1 seed Purdue.
Fairleigh Dickinson players got stuck in an elevator before their match on Thursday evening
FDU recorded a historic loss to No. 1 seed Purdue in last year’s NCAA tournament
The school became only the second No. 16 seed ever to defeat a No. 1 seed in March Madness.
They ultimately lost to Florida Atlantic in the round of 32.
The Knights were 11-14 overall on Thursday entering their match.
Meanwhile, LIU came into the game with a 6-17 record.