March Madness: A fan throwing a bottle of water on the field in the Louisville-Creighton game
It was an early exit for the eighth seed Louisville Cardinalswho lost number 9 Creighton on Thursday, 89-75, in his home country Kentucky in March.
IN The last moments of the game, The frustrations cooked.
The head coach Louisville Pat Kelsey was invited to a technical offense after screaming at an official official, but that was the least worrying incident.
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Logotype March Madness during the first four practices at the UD Arena. (Rick Ossentoski/Imagings Images)
While both teams rushed over for the offense, the fan threw a bottle of water on the ground toward the Creighton bench, which encouraged less delay.
“It was full of bottles of water. It was very dangerous and it went right over Creighton bench,” said Play-by-Play announcer Brian Anderson. “I will tell you, whoever did it, you should never allow him to enter this arena again.”
Creighton Greg McDermott coach Use a towel to wipe water.
Jamiya Neal scored 29 career points and had 12 rebounds, while Steven Ashworth connected with significantly outside the arch on the road to 22 points.
McDermott’s Bluejayys (25-10) won his fifth consecutive March Madness opener and won the team in the first 10 for the second time this season. Louisville (27-8), despite the non-immacular Seja, entered in number 10 in AP Top 25.
Chief coach Creighton Bluejays Greg McDermott cleanses water thrown on the field during the second half of the match against Louisville Cardinals in the first round of the NCAA tournament in the Rupp Arena. (Aaron Doster/Imagins Images)
Chucky Hepburn scored 22 points and Terrence Edwards Jr. He had 21 for Louisville (27-8), which improved the record for 19 victories compared to last season with a list of heavy transfers under Kelsey, the head coach of the first year. It was the first appearance of Cardinal March of 2019, and they came across a team of Creighton with a lot of experience in postseason.
“They played well today. They were a better team,” Kelsey said.
Chief coach Louisville Cardinals Pat Kelsey Jaws on an official during the second half of the first round match at the NCAA Tournament 2025 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY., Thursday, March 20, 2025. (Matt Stone/Courier Journal/USA Today Network via Imagings Images)
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BlueJayys is the face no. 1 Auburn in the car 32 on Saturday. The anxiety would earn Creighton, it is the fourth Sweet 16 appearance in the last five tournaments.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
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