San Diego State Aztecs vs Creighton Bluejays
Men's Basketball Championship - South Region - Elite 8
56
24-13
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
CREI | 33 | 23 | 56 |
SDSU | 28 | 29 | 57 |
57
31-6
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Nathan Mensah made Jumper.
- Arthur Kaluma made Jumper.
- Matt Bradley missed Jumper.
- Trey Alexander missed Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Trey Alexander.
- Lamont Butler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Bradley.
- Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
- Keshad Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup. Assisted by Baylor Scheierman.
- Darrion Trammell missed Three Point Jumper.
- Baylor Scheierman missed Jumper.
- Ryan Nembhard missed Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Lamont Butler made Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Three Point Jumper.
- Baylor Scheierman made Free Throw.
- Baylor Scheierman made Free Throw.
- Jaedon LeDee missed Jumper.
- Ryan Nembhard made Layup.
- Ryan Nembhard made Free Throw.
- Jaedon LeDee missed Jumper.
- Arthur Kaluma missed Three Point Jumper.
- Aguek Arop made Layup. Assisted by Adam Seiko.
- Trey Alexander made Jumper.
- Adam Seiko missed Jumper.
- Ryan Nembhard made Layup.
- Darrion Trammell made Three Point Jumper.
- Micah Parrish missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ryan Nembhard made Jumper.
- Matt Bradley made Jumper.
- Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
- Darrion Trammell made Jumper.
- Baylor Scheierman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Francisco Farabello.
- Nathan Mensah missed Jumper.
- Mason Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
- Matt Bradley missed Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Baylor Scheierman.
- Lamont Butler made Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup. Assisted by Baylor Scheierman.
- Jaedon LeDee made Jumper.
- Trey Alexander made Jumper.
- Jaedon LeDee made Jumper.
- Baylor Scheierman missed Jumper.
- Lamont Butler missed Layup.
- Lamont Butler made Layup.
- Arthur Kaluma missed Jumper.
- Jaedon LeDee missed Layup.
- Jaedon LeDee made Layup.
- Jaedon LeDee missed Free Throw.
- Darrion Trammell made Jumper.
- Baylor Scheierman made Jumper.
- Aguek Arop missed Layup.
- Jaedon LeDee missed Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Jumper.
- Darrion Trammell missed Layup.
- Arthur Kaluma made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
- Jaedon LeDee missed Jumper.
- Darrion Trammell missed Jumper.
- Matt Bradley missed Layup.
- Nathan Mensah made Dunk. Assisted by Matt Bradley.
- Matt Bradley missed Jumper.
- Darrion Trammell made Jumper.
- Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
- Darrion Trammell missed Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.
- Lamont Butler made Layup.
- Arthur Kaluma made Layup.
- Nathan Mensah missed Jumper.
- Arthur Kaluma missed Three Point Jumper.
- Lamont Butler missed Layup.
- Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
- Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.
- Matt Bradley missed Three Point Jumper.
- Darrion Trammell missed Jumper.
- Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
- Micah Parrish missed Layup.
- Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
- Micah Parrish missed Three Point Jumper.
- Arthur Kaluma missed Jumper.
- Baylor Scheierman made Free Throw.
- Baylor Scheierman made Free Throw.
- Baylor Scheierman made Free Throw.
- Micah Parrish missed Three Point Jumper.
- Micah Parrish missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Arthur Kaluma.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.
- Matt Bradley missed Layup.
- Nathan Mensah missed Layup.
- Lamont Butler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keshad Johnson.
- Trey Alexander made Jumper.
- Lamont Butler missed Jumper.
- Lamont Butler made Layup.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.
- Nathan Mensah missed Jumper.
- Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
- Matt Bradley missed Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.
- Keshad Johnson missed Dunk.
- Baylor Scheierman missed Jumper.
- Nathan Mensah made Free Throw.
- Nathan Mensah made Free Throw.
- Nathan Mensah missed Jumper.
- Micah Parrish missed Three Point Jumper.
- Darrion Trammell missed Three Point Jumper.
- Arthur Kaluma made Jumper.
- Jaedon LeDee missed Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.
- Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.
- Keshad Johnson made Jumper.
- Keshad Johnson made Free Throw.
- Baylor Scheierman missed Layup.
- Darrion Trammell made Jumper.
- Arthur Kaluma missed Free Throw.
- Arthur Kaluma made Free Throw.
- Darrion Trammell missed Jumper.
- Keshad Johnson made Layup.
- Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
- Trey Alexander made Jumper.
- Lamont Butler made Jumper.
- Arthur Kaluma made Free Throw.
- Arthur Kaluma made Free Throw.
- Darrion Trammell missed Jumper.
- Aguek Arop made Jumper. Assisted by Darrion Trammell.
- Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.
- Aguek Arop made Layup.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup. Assisted by Trey Alexander.
- Aguek Arop missed Layup.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup. Assisted by Baylor Scheierman.
- Nathan Mensah made Jumper. Assisted by Adam Seiko.
- Ryan Nembhard missed Layup.
- Darrion Trammell missed Three Point Jumper.
- Trey Alexander missed Jumper.
- Baylor Scheierman made Layup.
- Darrion Trammell missed Free Throw.
- Darrion Trammell made Free Throw.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | CREI | SDSU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Jump Ball won by San Diego State | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:39 | Nathan Mensah made Jumper. | 0 | 2 | |
| 19:07 | Arthur Kaluma made Jumper. | 2 | 2 | |
| 18:35 | Matt Bradley missed Jumper. | 2 | 2 | |
| 18:35 | Creighton Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 | |
| 18:11 | Trey Alexander missed Jumper. | 2 | 2 | |
| 18:11 | Arthur Kaluma Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 | |
| 18:02 | Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Trey Alexander. | 4 | 2 | |
| 17:45 | Lamont Butler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Bradley. | 4 | 5 | |
| 17:20 | Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 5 | |
| 17:20 | Lamont Butler Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 5 | |
| 17:12 | Keshad Johnson missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 5 | |
| 17:12 | Creighton Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 5 | |
| 16:50 | Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup. | 4 | 5 | |
| 16:50 | Darrion Trammell Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 5 | |
| 16:42 | Matt Bradley Turnover. | 4 | 5 | |
| 16:34 | Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup. Assisted by Baylor Scheierman. | 6 | 5 | |
| 16:15 | Darrion Trammell missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 5 | |
| 16:15 | Trey Alexander Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 5 | |
| 15:59 | Official TV Timeout | 6 | 5 | |
| 15:46 | Baylor Scheierman missed Jumper. | 6 | 5 | |
| 15:46 | Baylor Scheierman Offensive Rebound. | 6 | 5 | |
| 15:41 | Creighton Turnover. | 6 | 5 | |
| 15:26 | Aguek Arop Turnover. | 6 | 5 | |
| 14:58 | Ryan Nembhard missed Jumper. | 6 | 5 | |
| 14:58 | Ryan Kalkbrenner Offensive Rebound. | 6 | 5 | |
| 14:58 | Ryan Kalkbrenner made Two Point Tip Shot. | 8 | 5 | |
| 14:38 | Lamont Butler made Jumper. | 8 | 7 | |
| 14:18 | Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 7 | |
| 14:18 | Jaedon LeDee Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 7 | |
| 14:09 | Lamont Butler Turnover. | 8 | 7 | |
| 14:09 | Arthur Kaluma Steal. | 8 | 7 | |
| 14:05 | Foul on Micah Parrish. | 8 | 7 | |
| 14:05 | Baylor Scheierman made Free Throw. | 9 | 7 | |
| 14:05 | Baylor Scheierman made Free Throw. | 10 | 7 | |
| 13:47 | Foul on Jaedon LeDee. | 10 | 7 | |
| 13:47 | Jaedon LeDee Turnover. | 10 | 7 | |
| 13:24 | Arthur Kaluma Turnover. | 10 | 7 | |
| 13:24 | Jaedon LeDee Steal. | 10 | 7 | |
| 13:14 | Jaedon LeDee missed Jumper. | 10 | 7 | |
| 13:14 | Fredrick King Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 7 | |
| 13:05 | Ryan Nembhard made Layup. | 12 | 7 | |
| 13:05 | Foul on Aguek Arop. | 12 | 7 | |
| 13:05 | Ryan Nembhard made Free Throw. | 13 | 7 | |
| 12:48 | Jaedon LeDee missed Jumper. | 13 | 7 | |
| 12:48 | Fredrick King Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 7 | |
| 12:30 | Arthur Kaluma missed Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 7 | |
| 12:30 | Matt Bradley Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 7 | |
| 12:16 | Aguek Arop made Layup. Assisted by Adam Seiko. | 13 | 9 | |
| 11:55 | Trey Alexander made Jumper. | 15 | 9 | |
| 11:40 | Adam Seiko missed Jumper. | 15 | 9 | |
| 11:40 | Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 9 | |
| 11:31 | Ryan Nembhard made Layup. | 17 | 9 | |
| 11:08 | Darrion Trammell made Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 12 | |
| 10:48 | Ryan Nembhard Turnover. | 17 | 12 | |
| 10:48 | Official TV Timeout | 17 | 12 | |
| 10:25 | Foul on Ryan Kalkbrenner. | 17 | 12 | |
| 10:23 | Micah Parrish missed Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 12 | |
| 10:23 | Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 12 | |
| 10:02 | Ryan Nembhard made Jumper. | 19 | 12 | |
| 9:46 | Matt Bradley made Jumper. | 19 | 14 | |
| 9:24 | Foul on Keshad Johnson. | 19 | 14 | |
| 9:12 | Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper. | 19 | 14 | |
| 9:12 | Micah Parrish Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 14 | |
| 9:03 | Darrion Trammell made Jumper. | 19 | 16 | |
| 8:45 | Baylor Scheierman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Francisco Farabello. | 22 | 16 | |
| 8:16 | Nathan Mensah missed Jumper. | 22 | 16 | |
| 8:16 | Francisco Farabello Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 16 | |
| 7:54 | Mason Miller missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 16 | |
| 7:54 | Micah Parrish Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 16 | |
| 7:42 | Matt Bradley missed Jumper. | 22 | 16 | |
| 7:42 | Creighton Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 16 | |
| 7:40 | Official TV Timeout | 22 | 16 | |
| 7:22 | Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Baylor Scheierman. | 24 | 16 | |
| 6:59 | Lamont Butler made Jumper. | 24 | 18 | |
| 6:36 | Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup. Assisted by Baylor Scheierman. | 26 | 18 | |
| 6:05 | Jaedon LeDee made Jumper. | 26 | 20 | |
| 5:46 | Trey Alexander made Jumper. | 28 | 20 | |
| 5:23 | Jaedon LeDee made Jumper. | 28 | 22 | |
| 5:04 | Foul on Lamont Butler. | 28 | 22 | |
| 4:53 | Baylor Scheierman missed Jumper. | 28 | 22 | |
| 4:53 | Aguek Arop Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 22 | |
| 4:46 | Lamont Butler missed Layup. | 28 | 22 | |
| 4:46 | Arthur Kaluma Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 22 | |
| 4:38 | Arthur Kaluma Turnover. | 28 | 22 | |
| 4:16 | Lamont Butler made Layup. | 28 | 24 | |
| 3:45 | Official TV Timeout | 28 | 24 | |
| 3:42 | Arthur Kaluma missed Jumper. | 28 | 24 | |
| 3:42 | Jaedon LeDee Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 24 | |
| 3:27 | Jaedon LeDee missed Layup. | 28 | 24 | |
| 3:27 | Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 24 | |
| 3:12 | Baylor Scheierman Turnover. | 28 | 24 | |
| 2:59 | Jaedon LeDee made Layup. | 28 | 26 | |
| 2:59 | Foul on Arthur Kaluma. | 28 | 26 | |
| 2:59 | Jaedon LeDee missed Free Throw. | 28 | 26 | |
| 2:59 | Aguek Arop Offensive Rebound. | 28 | 26 | |
| 2:53 | Foul on Trey Alexander. | 28 | 26 | |
| 2:44 | Darrion Trammell made Jumper. | 28 | 28 | |
| 2:26 | Baylor Scheierman made Jumper. | 30 | 28 | |
| 2:03 | Aguek Arop missed Layup. | 30 | 28 | |
| 2:03 | Jaedon LeDee Offensive Rebound. | 30 | 28 | |
| 1:58 | Jaedon LeDee missed Jumper. | 30 | 28 | |
| 1:58 | Baylor Scheierman Defensive Rebound. | 30 | 28 | |
| 1:36 | Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Jumper. | 30 | 28 | |
| 1:36 | Adam Seiko Defensive Rebound. | 30 | 28 | |
| 1:36 | Darrion Trammell missed Layup. | 30 | 28 | |
| 1:36 | Jaedon LeDee Offensive Rebound. | 30 | 28 | |
| 1:17 | Jaedon LeDee Turnover. | 30 | 28 | |
| 1:17 | Ryan Nembhard Steal. | 30 | 28 | |
| 1:11 | Arthur Kaluma made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard. | 33 | 28 | |
| 0:54 | Jaedon LeDee missed Jumper. | 33 | 28 | |
| 0:54 | Baylor Scheierman Defensive Rebound. | 33 | 28 | |
| 0:44 | Foul on Ryan Nembhard. | 33 | 28 | |
| 0:44 | Ryan Nembhard Turnover. | 33 | 28 | |
| 0:44 | San Diego State Timeout | 33 | 28 | |
| 0:23 | Darrion Trammell missed Jumper. | 33 | 28 | |
| 0:23 | Micah Parrish Offensive Rebound. | 33 | 28 | |
| 0:00 | Matt Bradley missed Layup. | 33 | 28 | |
| 0:00 | Darrion Trammell Offensive Rebound. | 33 | 28 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 33 | 28 | |
Game Information
Louisville, KY

Referee:Michael Irving
Referee:Lee Cassell
Referee:Joe Lindsay

2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big East ConferenceBig East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 12-1 | - | 22-2 |
| St. John's | 12-1 | - | 19-5 |
| Villanova | 10-3 | 2 | 19-5 |
| Creighton | 7-6 | 5 | 13-11 |
| Seton Hall | 6-7 | 6 | 16-8 |
| Georgetown | 5-8 | 7 | 13-11 |
| Butler | 4-9 | 8 | 13-11 |
| Xavier | 4-9 | 8 | 12-12 |
| DePaul | 4-9 | 8 | 12-12 |
| Providence | 4-9 | 8 | 11-13 |
| Marquette | 4-10 | 8.5 | 9-16 |
| Mountain West ConferenceMountain West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 12-2 | - | 21-3 |
| San Diego State | 11-2 | 0.5 | 17-6 |
| New Mexico | 9-4 | 2.5 | 18-6 |
| Nevada | 9-4 | 2.5 | 17-7 |
| Grand Canyon | 8-4 | 3 | 15-8 |
| Boise State | 7-6 | 4.5 | 15-9 |
| UNLV | 7-6 | 4.5 | 12-12 |
| Colorado State | 5-8 | 6.5 | 14-10 |
| Fresno State | 5-8 | 6.5 | 11-13 |
| Wyoming | 4-9 | 7.5 | 13-11 |
| San José State | 1-12 | 10.5 | 6-18 |
| Air Force | 0-13 | 11.5 | 3-21 |
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