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Fans treasure Princeton’s Cinderella run in NCAA tournament
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Players and coach 'feel the love,' return the appreciation
The run by Princeton University’s men's basketball team in this year’s NCAA Tournament fell one round shy of what Saint Peter’s University, also a 15th seed, accomplished last year, as the season ended for the Princeton Tigers in the Sweet 16. A legion of Princeton fans made their way to Louisville, Kentucky, Friday night for Princeton's game against Creighton University; Creighton won, 86-75.
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Fans treasure Princeton’s Cinderella run in NCAA tournament
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The run by Princeton University’s men's basketball team in this year’s NCAA Tournament fell one round shy of what Saint Peter’s University, also a 15th seed, accomplished last year, as the season ended for the Princeton Tigers in the Sweet 16. A legion of Princeton fans made their way to Louisville, Kentucky, Friday night for Princeton's game against Creighton University; Creighton won, 86-75.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipand finally one more Jersey Cinderella run in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament came to an end Friday night Princeton's Tigers they did everything they could to pull out a sweet 16 Victory and we all believed they could but they came up short against Creighton University they were the Beloved underdogs in this year's tournament and as Ted Goldberg tells us fans and the team are still riding High Princeton's remarkable run in this year's NCAA tournament Falls one round shy of what St Peter's accomplished last year also as a 15 seed the Tigers season ends in the sweet 16. we're on our 50s but we were 21 tonight and this happens about once every 60 years so the next time this happens I'll be dead a ton of Princeton faithful came out to Louisville Kentucky to cheer on the Tigers as they made their first sweet 16 in almost 60 years I really wanted to see it because I don't know if I'm ever going to see it again so I am here to support Five Guys I'm so proud of them the school is so proud of them we um you know you look at this is such a successful year it's such a year of joy for our program and um these guys they've done something that no one's ever done we've created great memories with one another and I think that's what it's all about you know being able to look back and be proud of something which which you don't uh you know which you've done you know together as a unit and um we're gonna you know our bond is great we're gonna have even greater Bond I think and it's going to be special and and you know I'm sure it'll last um you know all of our lifetime it looked like there were more Princeton fans than Creighton fans and for most of the game they were certainly Louder Than Blue Jays fans as well they weren't going to miss this for anything we drove 11 hours 11 hours from Jersey all the way here and I do it again we drove 11 hours to get here because I knew I wanted to support my boys I never thought we'd make it to the Sweet 16. our team played so well and they love each other clearly and I mean it's just it is I'm super happy we made it this far they played really well today and you know what wouldn't change a thing what really surprised me was in Midnight that came out like we were with support my peers and then also have alumni who graduated that are coming back to support the school because of how much they love this Princeton Squad is only the fourth ivy league team to ever make it this far cementing their name on the national stage despite this last loss we wouldn't be here without without the fans that the alums everyone that's come to support us man I mean every time we we hit a couple shots they're going nuts and uh gives us all the confidence in the world so I'm very thankful for everyone who's supporting us it was the coolest thing and you know this this group right here they made we have a really we we've we love our school and we feel really good about about the school and um but they we felt the love only everyone in my four years of Princeton was to win one March Madness game one of my first year won two this is more than anything I've ever wanted I'm so proud of these guys sweepy two power conference schools Missouri SEC Arizona the Pac-12 champ a non-scholarship program should never ever in a million years beat one of those quality programs make no mistake fans told me as much fun as they had this was a pretty bitter way to end the season but they'll always be able to look back fondly on two of the biggest upsets in Princeton's history taking place over the last week or so a lot of fond memories from a season even if it ended with a difficult loss in Louisville Kentucky at the KFC Yum Center I'm Ted Goldberg NJ Spotlight news [Music]
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