Students from LIU Brooklyn are cheering on their basketball team as they head to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

March Madness is in full swing as the LIU basketball team prepares to go head to head against Radford University in Dayton, Ohio, Tuesday. The winner will move on to compete against Villanova.

News 12 is told there was a raffle to accompany the team on the 10-hour bus ride to Ohio.

Fans say they’ve been dreaming of this opportunity for years and are excitedly tracking the team on social media through their journey.