Butler (85) vs SMU (87) · Nov 15, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Nov 15, 2025

Box Score

	1	2	T
BUT	43	42	85
SMU	38	49	87

Game Recap

Pierre's reverse layup helps SMU survive late Butler rally in 87-85 win. Boopie Miller scored 23 points and Jaron Pierre Jr.'s reverse layup with four seconds left carried SMU to an 89-87 win over Butler on Saturday.

Player Stats

BUTLER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Michael Ajayi	34	4-8	1-2	5-10	10	4	1	0	5	1	14
13Drayton Jones	15	1-3	0-0	3-4	2	2	0	0	2	4	5
2Jalen Jackson	29	4-9	0-2	1-2	2	6	3	0	4	1	9
7Jamie Kaiser Jr.	25	3-7	1-3	2-2	4	0	1	1	1	2	9
11Finley Bizjack	32	6-15	5-9	1-2	2	4	3	0	1	1	18
0Jackson Keith	6	2-2	1-1	1-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	6
6Jack McCaffery	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Yohan Traore	23	4-8	0-1	1-2	2	2	0	0	0	2	9
1Evan Haywood	19	3-7	3-7	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	1	9
23Azavier Robinson	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	3	0	0	2	1	0
8Yame Butler	8	2-3	2-3	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	1	6
TOTAL	-	29-6346.0%	13-2944.8%	14-2360.9%	30	24	9	1	16	15	85

SMU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Corey Washington	28	2-4	1-1	3-4	6	1	2	0	0	3	8
24Samet Yigitoglu	29	7-11	0-0	0-0	6	0	2	1	3	4	14
0B.J. Edwards	38	5-9	1-2	3-4	5	5	1	0	1	3	14
2Boopie Miller	37	9-13	1-2	4-5	1	12	3	0	7	5	23
5Jaron Pierre Jr.	34	8-16	1-5	1-2	7	0	2	0	3	3	18
7Jermaine O'Neal Jr.	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Mitchell Holmes	11	5-6	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	1	0	0	10
1Chance Puryear	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
4Sam Walters	13	0-4	0-2	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0
9B.J. Davis-Ray	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	36-6456.3%	4-1330.8%	11-1573.3%	31	18	12	3	15	18	87

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBUTSMU

(20:00) Start game.
(20:00) Jump Ball won by Butler.
(20:00) Jump Ball lost by SMU.
(19:48) Jalen Jackson missed Jumper.
(19:45) B.J. Edwards Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:42) Samet Yigitoglu made Dunk. Assisted by Boopie Miller.
02
+3 (19:13) Finley Bizjack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Ajayi.
32
(18:55) Foul on Samet Yigitoglu.
(18:55) Samet Yigitoglu Turnover.
+3 (18:45) Finley Bizjack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Jackson.
62
(18:24) Jaron Pierre Jr. Turnover.
+2 (18:12) Jalen Jackson made Layup.
82
(18:01) Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:57) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:51) Drayton Jones made Dunk.
102
+2 (17:44) Boopie Miller made Jumper.
104
(17:29) Drayton Jones Turnover.
(17:29) Samet Yigitoglu Steal.
(17:18) Foul on Jamie Kaiser Jr..
+1 (17:18) Corey Washington made Free Throw.
105
+1 (17:18) Corey Washington made Free Throw.
106
(16:57) Foul on Corey Washington.
(16:57) Michael Ajayi missed Free Throw.
(16:57) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:57) Michael Ajayi made Free Throw.
116
(16:43) Samet Yigitoglu missed Jumper.
(16:40) SMU Offensive Rebound.
(16:39) Boopie Miller Turnover.
(16:39) Jalen Jackson Steal.
(16:33) Evan Haywood missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:30) Evan Haywood Offensive Rebound.
(16:26) Jalen Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:24) Samet Yigitoglu Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:17) Boopie Miller made Layup.
118
(15:46) Jalen Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:42) Yohan Traore Offensive Rebound.
(15:19) Butler Turnover.
(15:04) Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Layup.
(15:01) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(14:54) Michael Ajayi missed Jumper.
(14:51) Yame Butler Offensive Rebound.
(14:51) Foul on Yame Butler.
(14:51) Yame Butler Turnover.
+2 (14:40) Mitchell Holmes made Layup. Assisted by Boopie Miller.
1110
+3 (14:10) Yame Butler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Azavier Robinson.
1410
+2 (13:57) Mitchell Holmes made Layup. Assisted by Corey Washington.
1412
+3 (13:39) Evan Haywood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Azavier Robinson.
1712
(13:26) Boopie Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:23) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:09) Michael Ajayi made Layup. Assisted by Yame Butler.
1912
(12:38) Foul on Michael Ajayi.
+1 (12:38) B.J. Edwards made Free Throw.
1913
(12:38) B.J. Edwards missed Free Throw.
(12:37) Jackson Keith Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:25) Finley Bizjack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drayton Jones.
2213
(12:07) B.J. Davis-Ray missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:05) Evan Haywood Defensive Rebound.
(12:01) Jalen Jackson Turnover.
(11:42) Boopie Miller missed Jumper.
(11:40) Jaron Pierre Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(11:35) Sam Walters missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:31) Samet Yigitoglu Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:26) Samet Yigitoglu made Dunk. Assisted by Boopie Miller.
2215
(11:04) Drayton Jones missed Layup.
(11:01) Boopie Miller Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:56) Boopie Miller made Jumper.
2217
+3 (10:36) Jackson Keith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Finley Bizjack.
2517
(10:08) Sam Walters missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:06) Jaron Pierre Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(10:04) Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Jumper.
(10:02) Butler Defensive Rebound.
(9:54) Jamie Kaiser Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:52) B.J. Edwards Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:35) Boopie Miller made Jumper.
2519
(9:16) Jack McCaffery missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:12) B.J. Edwards Defensive Rebound.
(9:10) Samet Yigitoglu missed Dunk.
(9:09) SMU Offensive Rebound.
(9:08) Samet Yigitoglu Turnover.
(8:56) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Turnover.
(8:56) B.J. Edwards Steal.
+2 (8:52) B.J. Edwards made Layup.
2521
(8:37) Michael Ajayi missed Jumper.
(8:35) Jaron Pierre Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:30) Samet Yigitoglu made Dunk. Assisted by Boopie Miller.
2523
+2 (8:09) Jamie Kaiser Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Jackson.
2723
(7:47) B.J. Edwards missed Jumper.
(7:45) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(7:43) Foul on Corey Washington.
(7:28) Finley Bizjack missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:24) Michael Ajayi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:19) Michael Ajayi made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Jackson.
2923
+2 (6:54) Samet Yigitoglu made Jumper.
2925
(6:39) Michael Ajayi Turnover.
(6:39) Jaron Pierre Jr. Steal.
+2 (6:34) Jaron Pierre Jr. made Layup.
2927
(6:20) Jalen Jackson Turnover.
(6:20) Samet Yigitoglu Steal.
(6:13) Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:10) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:55) Yohan Traore made Dunk. Assisted by Michael Ajayi.
3127
(5:36) Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Layup.
(5:34) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(5:29) Foul on Jaron Pierre Jr..
(5:29) Michael Ajayi missed Free Throw.
(5:29) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:29) Michael Ajayi made Free Throw.
3227
(5:10) Foul on Yohan Traore.
(5:09) Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Dunk.
(5:06) Yame Butler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:03) Jackson Keith made Layup. Assisted by Yame Butler.
3427
(5:03) Foul on Samet Yigitoglu.
+1 (5:03) Jackson Keith made Free Throw.
3527
(4:55) Foul on Azavier Robinson.
+1 (4:55) Boopie Miller made Free Throw.
3528
+1 (4:55) Boopie Miller made Free Throw.
3529
(4:35) Yame Butler missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:28) Azavier Robinson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (4:23) Yame Butler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yohan Traore.
3829
(4:06) Sam Walters missed Jumper.
(4:04) Evan Haywood Defensive Rebound.
(3:56) Yohan Traore missed Layup.
(3:56) Mitchell Holmes Block.
(3:53) Sam Walters Defensive Rebound.
(3:52) Foul on Jackson Keith.
+1 (3:52) B.J. Edwards made Free Throw.
3830
+1 (3:52) B.J. Edwards made Free Throw.
3831
(3:39) Azavier Robinson Turnover.
(3:39) Boopie Miller Steal.
(3:35) Foul on Drayton Jones.
(3:35) Boopie Miller missed Free Throw.
(3:34) Sam Walters Offensive Rebound.
(3:23) Boopie Miller missed Jumper.
(3:21) Mitchell Holmes Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:21) Mitchell Holmes made Layup.
3833
+2 (3:00) Jalen Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Evan Haywood.
4033
(2:42) Boopie Miller Turnover.
(2:28) Foul on Drayton Jones.
(2:28) Drayton Jones Turnover.
(2:16) B.J. Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:13) Sam Walters Offensive Rebound.
(2:05) Boopie Miller missed Layup.
(2:03) Jalen Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(2:00) Jalen Jackson Turnover.
(2:00) Mitchell Holmes Steal.
(1:57) Sam Walters missed Layup.
(1:57) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Block.
(1:53) Jaron Pierre Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:53) Jaron Pierre Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.
4035
(1:43) Finley Bizjack missed Jumper.
(1:39) Yohan Traore Offensive Rebound.
(1:39) Yohan Traore missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(1:39) Finley Bizjack Offensive Rebound.
(1:33) Michael Ajayi Turnover.
(1:33) Sam Walters Steal.
(1:25) Boopie Miller Turnover.
+3 (1:13) Jamie Kaiser Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Jackson.
4335
(0:59) Foul on Jamie Kaiser Jr..
+1 (0:59) Jaron Pierre Jr. made Free Throw.
4336
(0:59) Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Free Throw.
(0:59) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(0:45) Michael Ajayi missed Layup.
(0:45) Chance Puryear Block.
(0:42) Chance Puryear Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:31) Boopie Miller made Layup.
4338
(0:00) Finley Bizjack missed Jumper.
(0:00) Butler Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BUT

SMU

85Points87

29-63(46%)Field Goal(%)36-64(56%)

13-29(45%)3-Point(%)4-13(31%)

14-23(61%)Free Throw(%)11-15(73%)

34(16)Rebounds(Offensive)34(13)

24Assists18

9Steals12

1Blocks3

17Turnovers16

15(1)Fouls(Technical)18(1)

9Largest Lead10

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