Butler Bulldogs vs. South Carolina Gamecocks

Nov 21, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BUT	38	41	79
SC	31	41	72

Game Recap

Michael Ajayi and Finley Bizjack lead Butler to 79-72 win over South Carolina. Michael Ajayi had 15 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks on Friday and Finley Bizjack scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half to help Butler beat South Carolina 79-72 at the Greenbrier Tip-Off.

Player Stats

BUTLER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Michael Ajayi	31	6-16	0-2	3-7	14	3	0	2	0	3	15
13Drayton Jones	18	3-4	0-0	2-4	6	0	0	0	1	0	8
2Jalen Jackson	29	5-9	0-0	0-2	5	0	0	0	1	3	10
7Jamie Kaiser Jr.	31	5-5	1-1	3-4	7	0	3	0	0	3	14
11Finley Bizjack	35	5-11	3-5	5-7	1	3	2	0	3	1	18
0Jackson Keith	3	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
6Jack McCaffery	11	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
21Yohan Traore	16	1-3	0-0	3-6	3	1	0	0	2	1	5
1Evan Haywood	10	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
23Azavier Robinson	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	2	3	0
8Yame Butler	7	0-1	0-0	4-4	3	0	1	0	0	2	4
TOTAL	-	27-5648.2%	5-1241.7%	20-3458.8%	42	9	6	2	10	17	79

SOUTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
20Hayden Assemian	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2
55Mike Sharavjamts	27	6-12	1-3	0-1	6	1	1	1	0	4	13
4Kobe Knox	27	2-3	1-2	2-2	5	4	2	0	0	4	7
5Meechie Johnson	31	8-19	3-8	5-8	2	3	1	0	4	3	24
10Myles Stute	25	0-4	0-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0
31Elijah Strong	15	1-7	0-3	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	3
24Nordin Kapic	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2Christ Essandoko	10	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
0Jordan Butler	15	2-3	0-1	2-2	4	0	1	0	0	1	6
13Grant Polk	7	1-1	1-1	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	4
15Eli Ellis	30	4-9	1-4	4-5	0	2	3	0	2	3	13
TOTAL	-	25-6240.3%	7-2626.9%	15-2268.2%	26	10	8	1	7	25	72

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBUTSC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:55) Jump Ball won by Butler.
(19:55) Jump Ball lost by South Carolina.
(19:29) Finley Bizjack missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:23) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:22) Jamie Kaiser Jr. made Layup.
20
(18:51) Myles Stute missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:48) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(18:46) Foul on Mike Sharavjamts.
(18:41) Michael Ajayi missed Jumper.
(18:37) Drayton Jones Offensive Rebound.
(18:30) Drayton Jones missed Layup.
(18:30) Mike Sharavjamts Block.
(18:25) Hayden Assemian Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:03) Hayden Assemian made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Knox.
22
(17:44) Michael Ajayi missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:41) Drayton Jones Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:38) Jalen Jackson made Jumper.
42
(17:16) Meechie Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:11) Kobe Knox Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:11) Kobe Knox made Two Point Tip Shot.
44
+2 (16:54) Jalen Jackson made Layup.
64
(16:33) Mike Sharavjamts missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:29) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:12) Yohan Traore missed Layup.
(16:10) Yohan Traore Offensive Rebound.
(16:10) Foul on Nordin Kapic.
(16:10) Yohan Traore missed Free Throw.
(16:10) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:10) Yohan Traore made Free Throw.
74
(15:55) Foul on Jalen Jackson.
+1 (15:55) Kobe Knox made Free Throw.
75
+1 (15:55) Kobe Knox made Free Throw.
76
+2 (15:30) Yohan Traore made Layup.
96
(15:05) Meechie Johnson missed Layup.
(15:01) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(14:58) Finley Bizjack missed Layup.
(14:55) Kobe Knox Defensive Rebound.
(14:53) Foul on Azavier Robinson.
(14:52) Meechie Johnson missed Free Throw.
(14:52) South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:52) Meechie Johnson missed Free Throw.
(14:50) Yohan Traore Defensive Rebound.
(14:27) Yohan Traore missed Jumper.
(14:23) Michael Ajayi Offensive Rebound.
(14:23) Michael Ajayi missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(14:23) Butler Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:21) Evan Haywood made Layup. Assisted by Azavier Robinson.
116
(13:54) Eli Ellis missed Layup.
(13:51) Grant Polk Offensive Rebound.
(13:51) Foul on Azavier Robinson.
(13:51) Grant Polk missed Free Throw.
(13:51) South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:51) Grant Polk made Free Throw.
117
(13:40) Evan Haywood missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:37) Butler Offensive Rebound.
(13:31) Foul on Grant Polk.
+1 (13:31) Yame Butler made Free Throw.
127
+1 (13:31) Yame Butler made Free Throw.
137
(13:08) Elijah Strong missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:01) Jordan Butler Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:01) Jordan Butler made Two Point Tip Shot.
139
(12:50) Jackson Keith missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:45) Elijah Strong Defensive Rebound.
(12:37) Foul on Yame Butler.
+1 (12:37) Eli Ellis made Free Throw.
1310
(12:37) Eli Ellis missed Free Throw.
(12:34) Drayton Jones Defensive Rebound.
(12:18) Jalen Jackson missed Layup.
(12:13) Jackson Keith Offensive Rebound.
(12:13) Jackson Keith missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(12:11) Jordan Butler Defensive Rebound.
(12:04) Jordan Butler missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:00) Yame Butler Defensive Rebound.
(11:54) Foul on Elijah Strong.
+1 (11:54) Drayton Jones made Free Throw.
1410
+1 (11:54) Drayton Jones made Free Throw.
1510
(11:30) Elijah Strong missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:26) Butler Defensive Rebound.
(11:13) Jalen Jackson missed Jumper.
(11:10) South Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(10:49) Foul on Jamie Kaiser Jr..
+2 (10:37) Mike Sharavjamts made Jumper.
1512
+2 (10:18) Michael Ajayi made Jumper.
1712
(10:05) Foul on Jalen Jackson.
+3 (9:50) Meechie Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eli Ellis.
1715
(9:31) Foul on Mike Sharavjamts.
(9:31) Michael Ajayi missed Free Throw.
(9:31) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:31) Michael Ajayi made Free Throw.
1815
(9:21) Meechie Johnson missed Layup.
(9:20) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(9:09) Foul on Eli Ellis.
+2 (8:50) Michael Ajayi made Layup.
2015
(8:36) Meechie Johnson Turnover.
(8:26) Michael Ajayi missed Layup.
(8:24) Butler Offensive Rebound.
+3 (8:20) Jack McCaffery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Finley Bizjack.
2315
(7:51) Eli Ellis missed Jumper.
(7:47) South Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(7:47) Eli Ellis Turnover.
(7:47) Yame Butler Steal.
(7:43) Foul on Kobe Knox.
+1 (7:43) Yame Butler made Free Throw.
2415
+1 (7:43) Yame Butler made Free Throw.
2515
(7:23) Meechie Johnson missed Layup.
(7:23) Michael Ajayi Block.
(7:18) Yame Butler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:17) Jamie Kaiser Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Azavier Robinson.
2715
(6:57) Foul on Michael Ajayi.
+1 (6:57) Meechie Johnson made Free Throw.
2716
+1 (6:57) Meechie Johnson made Free Throw.
2717
(6:44) Michael Ajayi missed Jumper.
(6:40) Myles Stute Defensive Rebound.
(6:27) Meechie Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:22) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(6:18) Azavier Robinson Turnover.
(6:18) Meechie Johnson Steal.
+2 (6:13) Meechie Johnson made Layup.
2719
(6:01) Foul on Kobe Knox.
+1 (6:01) Michael Ajayi made Free Throw.
2819
(6:01) Michael Ajayi missed Free Throw.
(6:01) Mike Sharavjamts Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:48) Mike Sharavjamts made Layup.
2821
(5:48) Foul on Evan Haywood.
(5:48) Mike Sharavjamts missed Free Throw.
(5:47) Yame Butler Defensive Rebound.
(5:38) Evan Haywood missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:34) Christ Essandoko Defensive Rebound.
(5:23) Mike Sharavjamts missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:21) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(5:13) Foul on Myles Stute.
(5:13) Michael Ajayi missed Free Throw.
(5:13) Mike Sharavjamts Defensive Rebound.
(4:55) Meechie Johnson Turnover.
(4:55) Finley Bizjack Steal.
(4:50) Foul on Christ Essandoko.
(4:50) Yohan Traore missed Free Throw.
(4:50) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:50) Yohan Traore made Free Throw.
2921
(4:32) Foul on Yame Butler.
+1 (4:32) Jordan Butler made Free Throw.
2922
+1 (4:32) Jordan Butler made Free Throw.
2923
(4:18) Finley Bizjack missed Jumper.
(4:14) Christ Essandoko Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:06) Mike Sharavjamts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Meechie Johnson.
2926
(3:46) Yame Butler missed Jumper.
(3:43) Jordan Butler Defensive Rebound.
(3:31) Meechie Johnson missed Jumper.
(3:27) Jack McCaffery Defensive Rebound.
(3:25) Finley Bizjack Turnover.
(3:04) Christ Essandoko missed Jumper.
(2:59) Yohan Traore Defensive Rebound.
(2:35) Finley Bizjack Turnover.
(2:35) Jordan Butler Steal.
(2:22) Elijah Strong missed Jumper.
(2:19) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:04) Jalen Jackson made Layup.
3126
+3 (1:43) Grant Polk made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eli Ellis.
3129
+2 (1:23) Finley Bizjack made Jumper.
3329
(1:03) Elijah Strong missed Jumper.
(0:57) Jalen Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(0:53) Jalen Jackson missed Jumper.
(0:50) Jalen Jackson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (0:40) Finley Bizjack made Three Point Jumper.
3629
+2 (0:24) Meechie Johnson made Layup.
3631
(0:01) Michael Ajayi missed Jumper.
(0:01) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:01) Jamie Kaiser Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.
3831

2nd half

Team Stats

BUT

79Points72

27-56(48.2%)Field Goal(%)25-62(40.3%)

5-12(41.7%)3-Point(%)7-26(26.9%)

20-34(58.8%)Free Throw(%)15-22(68.2%)

48(15)Rebounds(Offensive)29(9)

9Assists10

6Steals8

2Blocks1

10Turnovers7

17(0)Fouls(Technical)25(0)

15Largest Lead0

Game Details

Friday, November 21, 2025 · 2:00 PM

Colonial Life Arena · Columbia, SC

attendance: 1,209 (6.7%)

tv: CBSSN