Creighton Bluejays vs. Louisville Cardinals

Mar 20, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CREI	49	40	89
LOU	34	41	75

Game Recap

No. 9 Creighton tops No. 8 Louisville 89-75 for 5th straight March Madness-opening win. Jamiya Neal scored a career-high 29 points and had 12 rebounds, Steven Ashworth connected from well beyond the arc on the way to 22 points, and ninth-seeded Creighton beat No. 8 seed Louisville 89-75 on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA...

Player Stats

CREIGHTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Jasen Green	29	4-6	0-1	1-2	8	2	0	0	3	1	9
23Jackson McAndrew	31	4-9	3-7	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	1	11
11Ryan Kalkbrenner	38	6-8	1-1	1-2	6	2	0	4	3	1	14
5Jamiya Neal	39	11-16	2-5	5-9	12	6	0	1	2	2	29
1Steven Ashworth	40	6-13	4-8	6-6	5	5	1	0	1	2	22
41Isaac Traudt	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33Fred King	2	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7Fedor Zugic	12	1-1	1-1	1-2	1	2	0	0	0	2	4
12Shane Thomas	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	32-5657.1%	11-2445.8%	14-2166.7%	33	17	2	5	10	11	89

LOUISVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0James Scott	15	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0
93Noah Waterman	28	3-6	2-5	0-0	5	0	1	1	0	2	8
1J'Vonne Hadley	35	5-8	0-1	3-4	8	1	0	0	0	4	13
5Terrence Edwards Jr.	37	9-22	3-9	0-0	4	3	2	0	0	0	21
24Chucky Hepburn	39	9-23	2-8	2-2	2	6	1	0	3	4	22
25Aboubacar Traore	10	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	3	4
9Khani Rooths	16	1-3	0-1	0-0	4	0	1	2	0	3	2
6Reyne Smith	20	1-5	1-5	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	5

TOTAL	-	30-7042.9%	8-2927.6%	7-887.5%	29	10	5	3	5	18	75

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCREILOU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Creighton.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Louisville.
(19:44) Foul on Chucky Hepburn.
+1 (19:44) Steven Ashworth made Free Throw.
10
+1 (19:44) Steven Ashworth made Free Throw.
20
(19:30) Terrence Edwards Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:30) Jamiya Neal Block.
(19:26) Louisville Offensive Rebound.
(19:15) Chucky Hepburn missed Layup.
(19:13) Jasen Green Defensive Rebound.
(18:58) Jamiya Neal missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:54) Terrence Edwards Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:35) James Scott Turnover.
(18:18) Steven Ashworth missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:15) Louisville Defensive Rebound.
(18:00) Chucky Hepburn Turnover.
(18:00) Jackson McAndrew Steal.
(17:44) Jackson McAndrew missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:39) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:33) Chucky Hepburn made Jumper.
22
(17:18) Steven Ashworth missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:14) James Scott Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:07) Chucky Hepburn made Three Point Jumper.
25
(16:57) Jackson McAndrew missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:52) Ryan Kalkbrenner Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:46) Jackson McAndrew made Layup. Assisted by Steven Ashworth.
45
(16:17) Chucky Hepburn missed Layup.
(16:17) Ryan Kalkbrenner Block.
(16:13) Chucky Hepburn Offensive Rebound.
(16:10) Louisville Turnover.
+2 (15:48) Jamiya Neal made Layup.
65
(15:40) Terrence Edwards Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:37) Creighton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:24) Jasen Green made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Kalkbrenner.
85
+2 (15:11) Chucky Hepburn made Jumper.
87
+3 (14:51) Steven Ashworth made Three Point Jumper.
117
(14:33) Terrence Edwards Jr. missed Jumper.
(14:30) Terrence Edwards Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:27) Aboubacar Traore made Layup. Assisted by Terrence Edwards Jr..
119
(14:13) Steven Ashworth missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:09) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:51) Reyne Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chucky Hepburn.
1112
+2 (13:41) Steven Ashworth made Layup.
1312
+3 (13:27) Terrence Edwards Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
1315
+2 (13:05) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup.
1515
(13:05) Foul on Aboubacar Traore.
+1 (13:05) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.
1615
(12:46) Foul on James Scott.
(12:46) James Scott Turnover.
(12:34) Jackson McAndrew Turnover.
(12:17) Noah Waterman missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:15) Steven Ashworth Defensive Rebound.
(12:05) Foul on Reyne Smith.
(11:56) Fredrick King missed Dunk.
(11:56) Reyne Smith Defensive Rebound.
(11:56) Noah Waterman Block.
(11:55) Foul on Fredrick King.
+2 (11:47) J'Vonne Hadley made Layup.
1617
+2 (11:28) Jamiya Neal made Layup.
1817
(11:15) Foul on Fedor Zugic.
(10:55) Terrence Edwards Jr. missed Jumper.
(10:55) Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:40) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup. Assisted by Steven Ashworth.
2017
(10:26) Foul on Isaac Traudt.
+1 (10:26) Chucky Hepburn made Free Throw.
2018
+1 (10:26) Chucky Hepburn made Free Throw.
2019
+3 (10:00) Jamiya Neal made Three Point Jumper.
2319
(9:47) Noah Waterman missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:47) Jamiya Neal Defensive Rebound.
(9:37) Jamiya Neal missed Layup.
(9:37) Noah Waterman Defensive Rebound.
(9:28) Chucky Hepburn missed Jumper.
(9:28) Jamiya Neal Defensive Rebound.
(9:13) Isaac Traudt missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:13) Terrence Edwards Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:01) Terrence Edwards Jr. made Jumper.
2321
+2 (8:49) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Jamiya Neal.
2521
(8:18) Terrence Edwards Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:18) Jamiya Neal Defensive Rebound.
(8:08) Jamiya Neal Turnover.
(8:08) Noah Waterman Steal.
(8:04) Reyne Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:04) Fedor Zugic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:36) Fedor Zugic made Three Point Jumper.
2821
(7:19) Chucky Hepburn missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:19) Creighton Defensive Rebound.
(7:05) Foul on J'Vonne Hadley.
(6:58) Ryan Kalkbrenner Turnover.
(6:58) Terrence Edwards Jr. Steal.
+2 (6:54) Khani Rooths made Dunk.
2823
(6:31) Jasen Green Turnover.
(6:31) Chucky Hepburn Steal.
+2 (6:20) J'Vonne Hadley made Layup.
2825
+3 (5:59) Steven Ashworth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Kalkbrenner.
3125
(5:37) J'Vonne Hadley missed Jumper.
(5:34) Creighton Defensive Rebound.
(5:34) Foul on J'Vonne Hadley.
(5:17) Steven Ashworth missed Jumper.
(5:17) Khani Rooths Block.
(5:11) Jasen Green Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:04) Jackson McAndrew made Three Point Jumper.
3425
(4:59) Terrence Edwards Jr. missed Jumper.
(4:57) Jamiya Neal Defensive Rebound.
(4:45) Steven Ashworth missed Jumper.
(4:42) Jasen Green Offensive Rebound.
+3 (4:40) Steven Ashworth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jasen Green.
3725
(4:29) Terrence Edwards Jr. missed Jumper.
(4:26) Jamiya Neal Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:22) Jackson McAndrew made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamiya Neal.
4025
(3:59) Chucky Hepburn missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:56) Steven Ashworth Defensive Rebound.
(3:46) Jasen Green missed Jumper.
(3:42) Terrence Edwards Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(3:38) Terrence Edwards Jr. missed Layup.
(3:35) Jasen Green Defensive Rebound.
(3:28) Jackson McAndrew missed Jumper.
(3:23) Aboubacar Traore Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:15) Chucky Hepburn made Jumper.
4027
(2:55) Foul on Noah Waterman.
+1 (2:55) Jasen Green made Free Throw.
4127
(2:55) Jasen Green missed Free Throw.
(2:54) Noah Waterman Defensive Rebound.
(2:47) Chucky Hepburn missed Jumper.
(2:45) Jamiya Neal Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:27) Jackson McAndrew made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamiya Neal.
4427
(2:17) Aboubacar Traore missed Layup.
(2:15) Steven Ashworth Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:10) Jamiya Neal made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steven Ashworth.
4727
+2 (1:43) Chucky Hepburn made Jumper.
4729
(1:32) Jasen Green Turnover.
(1:17) Reyne Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:13) Jamiya Neal Defensive Rebound.
(0:52) Foul on Chucky Hepburn.
+1 (0:52) Jamiya Neal made Free Throw.
4829
+1 (0:52) Jamiya Neal made Free Throw.
4929
+2 (0:39) Chucky Hepburn made Layup.
4931
(0:06) Foul on Ryan Kalkbrenner.
(0:06) Ryan Kalkbrenner Turnover.
+3 (0:02) Chucky Hepburn made Three Point Jumper.
4934

2nd half

Team Stats

CREI

LOU

89Points75

32-56(57.1%)Field Goal(%)30-70(42.9%)

11-24(45.8%)3-Point(%)8-29(27.6%)

14-21(66.7%)Free Throw(%)7-8(87.5%)

37(6)Rebounds(Offensive)32(9)

17Assists10

2Steals5

5Blocks3

10Turnovers6

11(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

20Largest Lead3

Game Details

Thursday, March 20, 2025 · 12:15 PM

Rupp Arena · Lexington, KY

capacity: 20,500

tv: CBS