LEXINGTON, Ky. — Jamiya Neal poured in a career-high 29 points to go with 12 rebounds and six assists to lead ninth-seeded Creighton past eighth-seeded Louisville, 89-75, on Thursday in a South Region first-round contest.Steven Ashworth added 22 points and Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 14 for Creighton (25-10), plays the winner of Auburn-Alabama State on Saturday in the second round.Chucky Hepburn had 22 to lead Louisville (27-8), which finished a dramatic turnaround season with consecutive losses in the ACC tournament championship to Duke and Thursday’s first-round loss to Creighton. Terrence Edwards Jr. added 21 for Louisville, which had a large contingent of fans make the trip to Rupp Arena, just 70 miles east of campus.As Louisville was trying to make a comeback down 12, 73-61, with 4:41 left, Cardinals coach Pat Kelsey picked up a technical foul. A water bottle was thrown onto the court in front of the Creighton bench from a section of angry Louisville fans just to the right of the Bluejays. The game was delayed for five minutes as the mess was cleaned up.After the delay, Ashworth hit both technical free throws and Neal hit a jumper that hit the back of the rim and fell through as the shot clock was expiring to turn it into a four-point possession and a 77-61 lead.