Butler Bulldogs vs. Virginia Cavaliers

Nov 23, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BUT	44	36	80
UVA	42	31	73

Game Recap

Butler Bulldogs vs Virginia Cavaliers game highlights

Bizjack with 25 points, Ajayi with double-double, power Butler in 80-73 victory over Virginia. Finley Bizjack scored 25 points, Michael Ajayi had his sixth double-double in six games, and Butler defeated Virginia 80-73 on the final day of the Greenbrier Tip-Off on Sunday.

Player Stats

BUTLER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Michael Ajayi	37	7-14	0-1	3-6	14	1	0	3	2	3	17
7Jamie Kaiser Jr.	32	1-3	0-0	3-4	10	0	4	0	1	1	5
13Drayton Jones	27	3-4	0-0	0-1	9	1	0	0	0	0	6
2Jalen Jackson	21	2-5	0-0	6-8	1	4	0	0	4	2	10
11Finley Bizjack	34	9-18	2-10	5-6	1	2	0	0	2	1	25
0Jackson Keith	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
6Jack McCaffery	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
21Yohan Traore	10	0-3	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
1Evan Haywood	8	3-4	3-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9
23Azavier Robinson	12	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	3	3
8Yame Butler	14	1-2	0-0	3-4	1	0	1	0	0	4	5
TOTAL	-	27-5648.2%	6-1540.0%	20-2969.0%	40	11	7	3	10	19	80

VIRGINIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
28Thijs De Ridder	31	4-10	1-3	1-4	5	0	2	0	1	2	10
17Johann Grunloh	17	1-4	0-1	0-0	7	0	0	2	2	2	2
5Sam Lewis	25	3-8	0-3	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	1	6
30Dallin Hall	11	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	1	5	0
1Malik Thomas	28	9-17	3-7	3-6	3	0	0	0	0	4	24
11Devin Tillis	10	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	4
33Ugonna Onyenso	23	1-6	0-2	0-0	7	1	0	8	0	0	2
2Chance Mallory	34	4-13	0-3	3-5	6	3	3	0	3	3	11
6Jacari White	19	5-7	4-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14
12Elijah Gertrude	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

TOTAL	-	29-7140.8%	8-2729.6%	7-1546.7%	33	6	6	11	8	20	73

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBUTUVA

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Butler.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Virginia.
+2 (19:48) Drayton Jones made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Jackson.
20
(19:29) Thijs De Ridder missed Layup.
(19:29) Michael Ajayi Block.
(19:29) Virginia Offensive Rebound.
(19:23) Johann Grunloh missed Jumper.
(19:19) Drayton Jones Defensive Rebound.
(19:14) Jalen Jackson missed Jumper.
(19:10) Thijs De Ridder Defensive Rebound.
(19:02) Johann Grunloh missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:58) Drayton Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:48) Finley Bizjack made Layup.
40
(18:33) Sam Lewis missed Jumper.
(18:29) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(18:29) Foul on Dallin Hall.
+1 (18:29) Michael Ajayi made Free Throw.
50
(18:29) Michael Ajayi missed Free Throw.
(18:29) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
+2 (18:05) Thijs De Ridder made Dunk.
52
+2 (17:43) Drayton Jones made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Jackson.
72
(17:34) Foul on Jalen Jackson.
(17:30) Dallin Hall Turnover.
(17:30) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Steal.
(17:26) Jamie Kaiser Jr. missed Layup.
(17:26) Dallin Hall Block.
(17:25) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(17:25) Foul on Dallin Hall.
+1 (17:25) Jamie Kaiser Jr. made Free Throw.
82
+1 (17:25) Jamie Kaiser Jr. made Free Throw.
92
(17:11) Foul on Finley Bizjack.
(17:04) Foul on Jamie Kaiser Jr..
(17:04) Thijs De Ridder missed Free Throw.
(17:04) Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:04) Thijs De Ridder made Free Throw.
93
(16:50) Jalen Jackson missed Layup.
(16:50) Ugonna Onyenso Block.
(16:44) Michael Ajayi Offensive Rebound.
(16:42) Michael Ajayi missed Dunk.
(16:42) Sam Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(16:42) Ugonna Onyenso Block.
(16:36) Chance Mallory missed Layup.
(16:31) Thijs De Ridder Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:31) Thijs De Ridder made Two Point Tip Shot.
95
+2 (16:18) Jalen Jackson made Layup.
115
(16:00) Sam Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:57) Drayton Jones Defensive Rebound.
(15:50) Michael Ajayi Turnover.
(15:50) Sam Lewis Steal.
+2 (15:45) Malik Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Sam Lewis.
117
+2 (15:21) Finley Bizjack made Layup.
137
+2 (15:04) Chance Mallory made Layup.
139
(14:41) Finley Bizjack missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:39) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(14:39) Foul on Malik Thomas.
(14:39) Jackson Keith missed Layup.
(14:39) Ugonna Onyenso Block.
(14:34) Virginia Defensive Rebound.
(14:08) Foul on Azavier Robinson.
+1 (14:08) Chance Mallory made Free Throw.
1310
+1 (14:08) Chance Mallory made Free Throw.
1311
(13:58) Azavier Robinson Turnover.
(13:58) Chance Mallory Steal.
+2 (13:44) Ugonna Onyenso made Layup. Assisted by Devin Tillis.
1313
+3 (13:24) Azavier Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Finley Bizjack.
1613
(13:07) Elijah Gertrude missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:04) Jackson Keith Defensive Rebound.
(12:44) Foul on Elijah Gertrude.
+3 (12:44) Evan Haywood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Jackson.
1913
(12:38) Foul on Jalen Jackson.
(12:32) Chance Mallory missed Layup.
(12:23) Butler Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:08) Evan Haywood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yohan Traore.
2213
+3 (11:47) Jacari White made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chance Mallory.
2216
(11:26) Evan Haywood missed Layup.
(11:26) Johann Grunloh Block.
(11:22) Johann Grunloh Defensive Rebound.
(11:21) Johann Grunloh Turnover.
(11:21) Yame Butler Steal.
+2 (11:16) Yame Butler made Layup.
2416
(11:10) Foul on Yame Butler.
(11:10) Chance Mallory Turnover.
(11:10) Azavier Robinson Steal.
(11:10) Azavier Robinson missed Jumper.
(11:10) Chance Mallory Defensive Rebound.
(10:43) Dallin Hall missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:39) Chance Mallory Offensive Rebound.
(10:37) Jacari White missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:35) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(10:11) Foul on Malik Thomas.
(9:52) Foul on Dallin Hall.
+1 (9:52) Finley Bizjack made Free Throw.
2516
+1 (9:52) Finley Bizjack made Free Throw.
2616
+2 (9:37) Chance Mallory made Layup.
2618
(9:37) Foul on Yame Butler.
(9:37) Chance Mallory missed Free Throw.
(9:37) Devin Tillis Offensive Rebound.
(9:18) Sam Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:16) Butler Defensive Rebound.
(9:16) Foul on Johann Grunloh.
(9:16) Michael Ajayi missed Free Throw.
(9:16) Johann Grunloh Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:06) Malik Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chance Mallory.
2621
(8:32) Yame Butler missed Layup.
(8:30) Johann Grunloh Defensive Rebound.
(8:25) Malik Thomas missed Layup.
(8:22) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:15) Michael Ajayi made Layup. Assisted by Finley Bizjack.
2821
+2 (7:48) Devin Tillis made Jumper.
2823
(7:21) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Turnover.
(7:21) Chance Mallory Steal.
+3 (7:17) Malik Thomas made Three Point Jumper.
2826
+3 (7:00) Finley Bizjack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Ajayi.
3126
(6:35) Ugonna Onyenso missed Jumper.
(6:33) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(6:31) Foul on Sam Lewis.
+1 (6:31) Jamie Kaiser Jr. made Free Throw.
3226
(6:31) Jamie Kaiser Jr. missed Free Throw.
(6:30) Ugonna Onyenso Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:03) Sam Lewis made Layup.
3228
+2 (5:42) Michael Ajayi made Dunk. Assisted by Yohan Traore.
3428
(5:30) Ugonna Onyenso missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:27) Yohan Traore Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:22) Finley Bizjack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Jackson.
3728
(5:06) Chance Mallory missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:02) Ugonna Onyenso Offensive Rebound.
(5:01) Ugonna Onyenso missed Jumper.
(4:59) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(4:42) Finley Bizjack missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:40) Butler Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:34) Michael Ajayi made Dunk.
3928
+2 (4:30) Sam Lewis made Layup.
3930
(4:24) Foul on Jacari White.
+1 (4:17) Jalen Jackson made Free Throw.
4030
+1 (4:17) Jalen Jackson made Free Throw.
4130
+3 (3:58) Thijs De Ridder made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chance Mallory.
4133
(3:33) Yohan Traore missed Layup.
(3:33) Johann Grunloh Block.
(3:29) Johann Grunloh Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:25) Jacari White made Three Point Jumper.
4136
(3:06) Yohan Traore missed Layup.
(3:01) Yohan Traore Offensive Rebound.
(3:01) Yohan Traore missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(3:00) Johann Grunloh Defensive Rebound.
(2:57) Chance Mallory missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:54) Virginia Offensive Rebound.
(2:48) Johann Grunloh missed Layup.
(2:44) Chance Mallory Offensive Rebound.
(2:38) Thijs De Ridder missed Jumper.
(2:32) Johann Grunloh Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:32) Johann Grunloh made Two Point Tip Shot.
4138
(2:02) Foul on Michael Ajayi.
(2:02) Michael Ajayi Turnover.
+2 (1:50) Jacari White made Layup.
4140
(1:47) Jalen Jackson Turnover.
(1:37) Thijs De Ridder missed Jumper.
(1:33) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:27) Jalen Jackson Turnover.
(1:27) Thijs De Ridder Steal.
(1:22) Chance Mallory missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:18) Virginia Offensive Rebound.
(0:56) Virginia Turnover.
(0:53) Foul on Johann Grunloh.
(0:53) Jalen Jackson missed Free Throw.
(0:53) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:53) Jalen Jackson made Free Throw.
4240
+2 (0:48) Chance Mallory made Layup.
4242
+2 (0:19) Finley Bizjack made Layup.
4442
(0:02) Chance Mallory missed Layup.
(0:02) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BUT

UVA

80Points73

27-56(48.2%)Field Goal(%)29-71(40.8%)

6-15(40.0%)3-Point(%)8-27(29.6%)

20-29(69.0%)Free Throw(%)7-15(46.7%)

43(14)Rebounds(Offensive)39(18)

11Assists6

7Steals6

3Blocks11

13Turnovers9

19(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)

11Largest Lead1

Game Details

Sunday, November 23, 2025 · 2:00 PM

John Paul Jones Arena · Charlottesville, VA

attendance: 1,209 (8.3%)