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 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Louisville will take on 9th-seeded Creighton (24-10, 15-5 Big East) Thursday in nearby Lexington at 12:15 p.m. Here's everything you should know about the Blue Jays. This is Creighton's 26th NCAA Tournament appearance, and 10th appearance under head coach Greg McDermott.

Chucky Hepburn scored 22 points as Louisville basketball lost to Creighton in first round of March Madness bracket. UofL exists 2025 NCAA Tournament.

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Before the loss to Duke, Louisville had won 11 straight games; Creighton was riding a three-game win streak until St. John’s halted them. RELATED: 2025 March Madness round one complete odds ...

Out of over 34 million brackets that were submitted at the start of March Madness ... One of the main bracket-busting games was Creighton University’s 89-75 win over the University of Louisville. That game alone knocked out half of the NCAA brackets ...

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