Moving on: Creighton men’s basketball defeats Louisville in first round of NCAA tournament
SEVEN SPORTS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, LAUREN CREIGHTON. A VETERAN GROUP AS WELL. BUT A COUPLE NEWCOMERS COULD HOLD A KEY TO VICTORY AGAINST LOUISVILLE MATT SOTTILE. NOW WITH THE STORY FROM LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY. CREIGHTON WILL CARRY PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE WITH IT INTO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. IN FACT, ONLY THREE BLUE JAYS HAVE NEVER TAKEN PART IN THE BIG DANCE. TWO OF THEM, JACKSON MCANDREW AND TY DAVIS, ARE CLOSE FRIENDS AND ROOMMATES. THE FRESHMEN ARE KEEPING IT LOOSE AND READY TO SPREAD THEIR WINGS. IT’S EXCITING. WE’VE BEEN DREAMING OF THIS SINCE WE WERE LITTLE KIDS, SO BEING ABLE TO ACTUALLY PLAY IN IT IS IT’S AN EXCITING FEELING FOR SURE. TY. YEAH, I MEAN, I’D SAY THE SAME THING THE OTHER DAY JUST SEEING OUR NAME ON THE SELECTION SHOWS A DREAM COME TRUE AND DEFINITELY JUST A BLESSING TO BE HERE. HOW WOULD YOU GUYS SAY YOU’VE GROWN SINCE COMING TO CREIGHTON? I THINK IN JUST ALL ASPECTS OF BASKETBALL LIFE, JUST GROWING UP, REALLY, YOUR SKILLS AND HOW WHAT YOU LEARN FROM FROM, YOU KNOW, COACH MACK AND THE REST OF THE GUYS ARE GOING TO IMPROVE. ALSO, I FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING I’VE REALLY GROWN UP JUST TRYING TO LEARN A LOT FROM THE OLDER GUYS LIKE STEPHEN AND RYAN. THE OTHER DAY, WE LITERALLY WATCHED THE BACHELOR, STEPHEN’S HOUSE, A BUNCH OF GOOD DUDES, JUST FUN TO HANG OUT WITH THEM. I MEAN, THEY’RE NOT ONLY GREAT MENTORS, BUT THEY’RE JUST GREAT PEOPLE. I MEAN, THERE’S NO YOU CAN’T FIND ANYONE BETTER. WE’RE GONNA PLAY A LITTLE GAME FOR OUR VIEWERS AT HOME WHO MAYBE DON’T KNOW YOU AS WELL. THAT SOUND GOOD? LET’S DO IT. POINT TO THE PERSON WHO’S MORE LIKELY TO SLEEP THROUGH THEIR ALARM. IT PROBABLY WOULD BE. YEAH. WHO’S GOT THE DIRTIER SIDE OF THE DORM ROOM? YEAH. YOU HAVE TO CLEAN HIS STUFF UP. I HAD BEFORE, NO, NO, THAT’S NOT TRUE. WHO HAS THE HIGHER SCREEN TIME ON THEIR PHONE? JACKSON. FOR SURE. WHO HAS THE BETTER TASTE IN MUSIC? I’M PUTTING JACKSON ON COUNTRY MUSIC. LATELY HE’S BEEN PUTTING ME ON COUNTRY MUSIC, SO I ACTUALLY LIKE IT. ONE OF YOU GUYS NEEDS A HYPE MAN WHO’S GOING TO GIVE EACH OTHER THE BETTER PEP TALK. TY. BE CONFIDENT OF YOURSELF. WHEN YOU TOUCH THE BALL. YOU BETTER SHOOT THE THING BECAUSE THAT’S GOING IN. WHO IS MORE LIKELY TO STEP UP WHEN THEIR NUMBER IS CALLED IN MARCH? BOTH OF US, I’D SAY BOTH OF US AS WELL. MCANDREW WAS NAMED TO THE ALL-BIG EAST FRESHMAN TEAM, WHILE DAVIS STEPPED UP IN A BIG WAY IN AN OVERTIME WIN OVER DEPAUL AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. BOTH ARE READY TO MEET THE MOMENT IN MARCH. REPORTING IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY. MATT SOT
Moving on: Creighton men’s basketball defeats Louisville in first round of NCAA tournament
Updated: 1:27 PM CDT Mar 20, 2025
Creighton men’s basketball dominated from the opening tip to advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament.The No. 9 seed Bluejays defeated No. 8 seed Louisville 89-75 on Thursday at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.Jamiya Neal scored a career-high 29 points to lead Creighton, while Steven Ashworth added 22 points.Bellevue West grad Chucky Hepburn scored a team-high 22 points for the Cardinals.Finding his fire through love: Ryan Kalkbrenner embraces emotional final season at CreightonThe Jays scored 49 points in the first half, their highest-scoring first-half ever in an NCAA tournament game.Creighton advances to face the winner of No. 1 Auburn-No. 16 Alabama State in the second round on Saturday.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
LEXINGTON, Ky. —Creighton men’s basketball dominated from the opening tip to advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
The No. 9 seed Bluejays defeated No. 8 seed Louisville 89-75 on Thursday at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.
Jamiya Neal scored a career-high 29 points to lead Creighton, while Steven Ashworth added 22 points.
Bellevue West grad Chucky Hepburn scored a team-high 22 points for the Cardinals.
Finding his fire through love: Ryan Kalkbrenner embraces emotional final season at Creighton
The Jays scored 49 points in the first half, their highest-scoring first-half ever in an NCAA tournament game.
Creighton advances to face the winner of No. 1 Auburn-No. 16 Alabama State in the second round on Saturday.
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