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March Madness Twitter overjoyed by Saint Peter’s shocking Purdue for historic Elite Eight berth

By Alicia de Artola

Saint Peter's Peacocks in March Madness. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Saint Peter's Peacocks in March Madness. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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The Saint Peter’s Peacocks continued their Cinderella run to the Elite Eight with an epic upset over Purdue and Twitter absolutely loved it.

Saint Peter’s isn’t done shocking their opponents or the world.

On Friday, the Peacocks became the first team in NCAA Tournament history to advance to the Elite Eight as a No. 15 seed when they upset the No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers.

Just like their previous upset victories, this one featured intense defense and unbeatable togetherness.

It’s hard not to root for Saint Peter’s and Twitter didn’t even try. Everyone is aboard the Peacock train.

March Madness Twitter reacts to Saint Peter’s upsetting Purdue

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Saint Peter’s got 14 points out of Daryl Banks III and overcame  KC Ndefo fouling out to best the Boilermakers. They had a disadvantage under the basket but never let Purdue get too comfortable, punishing their mistakes on both sides of the floor.

Now the Peacocks can look forward to facing either UCLA or UNC in the Elite Eight. They’ve already made history. Who knows what kind of waves they’ll make next.

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