St. Peter's Basketball: Where And When To Watch The Game In Jersey City And Hoboken

JERSEY CITY, NJ — The #15-ranked St. Peter's University men's basketball team will pace the #3 ranked Purdue Boilermakers Friday night at 7:09 p.m. in the NCAA championships.

The team from Jersey City has inspired fans throughout the Garden State, including on the road to the game in Philadelphia this week:

The "tiny Jesuit commuter school," as a Washington Post noted in a story this week, has gotten fans on their feet by slaying a series of higher ranked schools with much bigger athletic budgets. READ MORE: Jersey City Called A 'Suburb,' NJ Twitter Reacts

Where Can You Watch?

Pubs around Jersey City and Hoboken will be airing the game. Fans around the internet are suggesting the McGinley Square Pub, which is near campus, the Hudson Hall Biergarten

in that town, and more.

The Hutton in Jersey City Heights says it'll be having a watch party.

Wicked Wolf in Hoboken has been showing the games:

If you have more suggestions, comment below.

The game will be shown on CBS. Get details here.

Twitter Stats

Meanwhile, even Twitter weighed in on the proud Peacocks. They sent along some statistics:

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