A men's college basketball game was delayed Thursday night after players on one team became trapped in an elevator.
The game between Long Island University and Fairleigh Dickinson University in New York failed to start on time after FDU Knights players needed firefighters to help them out of an elevator.
Knights players were reportedly heading from the locker room to the court when they got stuck, according to Fox Sports' John Fanta.
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Terrence Brown of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights in action against the Seton Hall Pirates at Walsh Gym on November 11, 2023, in South Orange, New Jersey (Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
The game at the Steinberg Wellness Center in Brooklyn was scheduled to start at 7 p.m. and started about 20 minutes late.
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The players were unharmed. One player described the elevator as “hot” after being stuck inside for about 15 minutes.
Basketballs at an NCAA game on December 2, 2023. (M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
FDU defeated the No. 1 seed Purdue Boilermakers during the first round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament, becoming only the second No. 16 seed to defeat a higher seed.
The only other time it happened was in the 1989 tournament, when Princeton beat Georgetown, 50-49.
Head coach Jack Castleberry of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights during the first half of a game against the Seton Hall Pirates at Walsh Gym on November 11, 2023, in South Orange, New Jersey. (Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
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The Knights were 11-14 entering Thursday night, while LIU was 6-17 on the year, 5-6 in the NEC conference.
