The Peacocks have advanced to the Sweet Sixteen with upsets over Kentucky and Murray State.
“Saint Peter’s has done the unthinkable,” CBS play-by-play announcer Ian Eagle shouted at the buzzer. “They’re in uncharted territory!”“I told these guys all year, ‘Nobody works harder than us.’ The stuff we put these guys through, this is easy. Practice is tough. This is easy,” coach Shaheen Holloway said after the game.
The last New Jersey team to reach the Sweet Sixteen? Seton Hall in 2000. Holloway was the point guard.: “St.Peter’s owns the basketball world until further notice.” Said USA TODAY columnist Dan Wolken: “Saint Peter’s is going to the Sweet 16. Incredible story. It’s always the teams you never see coming.”
Added Yahoo columnist Dan Wetzel: “If you’ve ever stepped foot on Saint Peter’s little campus, the idea of a Sweet 16 seems impossible. Shaheen Holloway was a smart, fearless player though and he coaches a smart, fearless team.” No. 15 Saint Peter’s controlled the pace against No. 7 Murray State, and won their second-round matchup at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Saturday night to advance to the program’s first Sweet 16 appearance. The Peacocks beat Kentucky in the first round., college basketball analyst for CBS Sports: “An incredible storyline unfolding. Saint Peter’s, one of the lowest-funded Division I programs in the country, has gone from second place into the MAAC and is strutting right into the Sweet 16.
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