Jamiya Neal scored a career-high 29 points and had 12 rebounds, Steven Ashworth connected from well beyond the arc on the way ...

Ashworth's 3 near the March Madness logo made it 31-25 ... and then McAndrew drained a transition 3 to make it 40-25. Creighton ultimately surged to a 20-point lead late in the first half and ...

Creighton's Jamiya Neal (5 ... Credit: AP/James Crisp Ashworth's 3 near the March Madness logo made it 31-25. McAndrew connected from deep after an offensive rebound, Ashworth converted again ...

Creighton players celebrate a win against Louisville ... Ashworth's 3 near the March Madness logo made it 31-25. McAndrew connected from deep after an offensive rebound, Ashworth converted again ...

Assists_Creighton 9 (Mogensen 5), Illinois 11 (Bryant 4). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Creighton 32 (Mogensen 8), Illinois 42 (Bostic 17). Total Fouls_Creighton 14, Illinois 13. Technical Fouls_None.

The No. 1 seed Auburn Tigers (29-5) square off against the No. 9 seed Creighton Bluejays (25-10) on Saturday in a second-round matchup in the South Region of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Tigers ...

In the moment, it was a salutation that suggested the top-seeded Tigers were about to knock 9-seed Creighton out of the NCAA tournament, an outcome finalized a few minutes later in an 82-70 ...