It was an early outing for the eighth head of Louisville Cardinals, who lost against n ° 9 Creighton, 89-75, in their original state from Kentucky to March Madness on Thursday.
In the last moments of the game, the frustrations boiled.
Louisville’s head coach Pat Kelsey was called to a technical fault after having shouted to an official, but it was the least disturbing incident.
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March Madness’s logo during a first training at UD Arena. (Images Rick Osentoski / Imagn)
While the two teams huddled due to the fault, a fan threw a bottle of water on the ground towards the bench of Creighton, which caused a minor delay.
“It was a complete bottle of water. It was very dangerous, and it passed just above the Creighton bench,” said Brian Anderson, Play-By-Play advertiser. “I will tell you, the one who did it should never be allowed to resume in this arena again.”
Creighton head coach Greg McDermott used a towel to wipe the water.
Jamiya Neal scored a 29-point career summit and succeeded 12 rebounds, while Steven Ashworth connected well beyond the arc on the 22-point path.
The Bluejays of McDermott (25-10) won their fifth consecutive match of March Madness and beat a team classified in the top 10 for the second time this season. Louisville (27-8), despite his not impressive sowing, entered n ° 10 in the top 25 of the AP.
Creighton Bluejays head coach Greg McDermott cleans the water launched on the field by a fan in the second half of a match against the Cardinals of Louisville in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Rupp Arena. (Images Aaron Doster / Imagn)
Chucky Hepburn scored 22 points and Terrence Edwards Jr. had 21 for Louisville (27-8), which improved his record of 19 victories last season with a heavy transfer list under Kelsey, a first-year head coach. It was the first appearance of cardinals March Madness since 2019, and they met a Creighton team with a lot of experience in the playoffs.
“They played well today. They were the best team,” said Kelsey.
The Cardinals of Louisville’s head coach Pat Kelsey Jaws in an official during the second half of a first round match in the 2025 NCAA 2025 tournament in Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., Thursday, March 20, 2025. (Matt Stone / Courier Journal / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
The Bluejays face the n ° 1 Auburn in the round of 32 Saturday. An upheaval would win Creighton, it is the fourth appearance Sweet 16 in the last five tournaments.
