NJIT Highlanders vs. Butler Bulldogs

Dec 22, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NJIT	19	33	52
BUT	46	55	101

Game Recap

Michael Ajayi's double-double powers Butler to 101-52 victory over NJIT. Michael Ajayi had 15 points and 12 rebounds to propel Butler to a 101-52 victory over NJIT on Monday.

Player Stats

NJIT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Jordan Rogers	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	2	3	0
32Malachi Arrington	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	1	2	0
44Rocco Awad	18	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	0	1	0	2	1	3
1David Bolden	19	4-12	0-5	2-2	2	2	0	0	1	2	10
24Ari Fulton	17	1-4	1-2	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	4
33Zack Scherler	14	0-1	0-0	0-2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
25John Kelly	31	6-7	1-1	1-3	5	0	0	2	1	3	14
8Jeffrey Akintolu	15	0-1	0-1	0-1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0
2Jeremy Clayville	11	0-5	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
14Quentin Duncan	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
7Cameron Piggee	19	2-4	2-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	6
0Sebastian Robinson	27	7-17	0-1	1-1	1	4	0	0	5	3	15
TOTAL	-	21-5637.5%	5-1926.3%	5-1145.5%	19	8	3	4	13	25	52

BUTLER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Michael Ajayi	28	7-11	1-2	0-0	12	3	1	2	0	1	15
13Drayton Jones	19	5-7	0-0	4-4	4	1	0	1	0	2	14
23Azavier Robinson	16	4-6	2-3	0-0	3	3	1	0	4	2	10
11Finley Bizjack	29	3-9	2-7	3-4	1	3	1	0	0	1	11
8Yame Butler	29	3-6	0-2	0-0	1	3	1	1	0	1	6
4Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor	23	3-3	0-0	7-11	7	4	1	1	3	4	13
0Jackson Keith	12	2-4	0-1	4-6	7	1	0	0	0	3	8
21Yohan Traore	21	3-7	0-1	5-5	3	1	0	1	0	0	11
1Evan Haywood	21	4-8	4-8	1-2	5	3	2	0	1	1	13
3Ethan McComb	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


TOTAL	-	34-6155.7%	9-2437.5%	24-3275.0%	43	22	7	6	8	15	101

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNJITBUT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Butler.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by NJIT.
(19:50) Azavier Robinson bad pass turnover.
(19:38) David Bolden misses driving layup.
(19:36) Azavier Robinson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:17) Azavier Robinson makes 6-foot pullup jump shot (Finley Bizjack assists).
02
(19:03) Foul on Azavier Robinson.
(18:59) Rocco Awad bad pass turnover.
+2 (18:42) Drayton Jones makes 5-foot jumper.
04
(18:24) David Bolden misses driving layup.
(18:21) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(18:19) Azavier Robinson bad pass turnover.
(18:14) Rocco Awad bad pass turnover.
(18:14) Finley Bizjack Steal.
+2 (18:12) Finley Bizjack makes 3-foot dunk.
06
(17:52) Ari Fulton misses 15-foot turnaround jump shot.
(17:52) Michael Ajayi Block.
(17:49) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(17:40) Drayton Jones misses 13-foot jumper.
(17:37) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
(17:33) David Bolden misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:29) Drayton Jones Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:22) Finley Bizjack makes 25-foot three pointer.
09
(16:55) Sebastian Robinson misses driving layup.
(16:55) Yame Butler Block.
(16:55) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
(16:51) Jeremy Clayville misses 20-foot floating jump shot.
(16:50) NJIT Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:50) team shot clock turnover .
(16:38) Foul on Zack Scherler.
(16:19) Finley Bizjack misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(16:16) Butler Offensive Rebound.
(16:04) Yohan Traore misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(16:04) Zack Scherler Block.
(16:01) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
(15:39) Sebastian Robinson misses driving layup.
(15:36) Evan Haywood Defensive Rebound.
(15:34) Evan Haywood bad pass turnover.
(15:34) Jordan Rogers Steal.
(15:18) Ari Fulton misses driving layup.
(15:18) Michael Ajayi Block.
(15:16) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:05) Evan Haywood makes 27-foot three point jumper (Finley Bizjack assists).
012
(14:50) Foul on Jordan Rogers.
(14:50) Jordan Rogers turnover.
+2 (14:37) Michael Ajayi makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
014
(14:08) Jeremy Clayville misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(14:04) Jeremy Clayville Offensive Rebound.
(14:01) Quentin Duncan misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:58) Evan Haywood Defensive Rebound.
(13:53) Foul on Quentin Duncan.
(13:53) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:53) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:53) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor makes free throw 2 of 2.
015
(13:35) Zack Scherler misses layup.
(13:33) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:17) Yame Butler makes driving layup (Evan Haywood assists).
017
(13:06) Sebastian Robinson misses 16-foot step back jumpshot.
(13:03) Evan Haywood Defensive Rebound.
(12:54) Yame Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:51) John Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(12:40) Foul on Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor.
(12:40) Zack Scherler misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:40) NJIT Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:40) Zack Scherler misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:39) Azavier Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(12:18) Michael Ajayi misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:15) Sebastian Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(12:02) Foul on Michael Ajayi.
(12:02) John Kelly misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:02) NJIT Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:02) John Kelly makes free throw 2 of 2.
117
(11:48) Foul on John Kelly.
(11:33) Finley Bizjack misses 15-foot floating jump shot.
(11:30) Jeffrey Akintolu Defensive Rebound.
(11:12) Jeffrey Akintolu misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:10) Azavier Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(11:10) Azavier Robinson out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (11:02) Sebastian Robinson makes driving layup.
317
(10:45) Azavier Robinson misses driving layup.
(10:44) Drayton Jones Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:44) Drayton Jones makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
319
(10:33) Sebastian Robinson bad pass turnover.
(10:33) Azavier Robinson Steal.
+2 (10:30) Azavier Robinson makes driving layup.
321
+2 (10:15) Sebastian Robinson makes 12-foot jumper.
521
(9:54) Jackson Keith misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(9:53) Jackson Keith Offensive Rebound.
(9:53) Foul on Jeffrey Akintolu.
+1 (9:53) Jackson Keith makes free throw 1 of 2.
522
+1 (9:53) Jackson Keith makes free throw 2 of 2.
523
(9:43) Foul on Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor.
(9:41) Foul on Jordan Rogers.
(9:41) Jordan Rogers turnover.
(9:31) Foul on Azavier Robinson.
(9:31) Azavier Robinson turnover.
+2 (9:18) John Kelly makes 1-foot dunk (Jordan Rogers assists).
723
+3 (9:05) Evan Haywood makes 26-foot three point jumper (Azavier Robinson assists).
726
(8:43) David Bolden misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(8:40) Drayton Jones Defensive Rebound.
(8:34) Evan Haywood misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(8:31) John Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(8:06) John Kelly misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:06) Drayton Jones Block.
(8:03) Evan Haywood Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:57) Azavier Robinson makes 29-foot three pointer.
729
(7:34) Rocco Awad misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:32) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(7:27) Azavier Robinson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:25) NJIT Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:10) John Kelly makes 26-foot three point jumper (David Bolden assists).
1029
(6:42) Michael Ajayi misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:39) Ari Fulton Defensive Rebound.
(6:10) David Bolden misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:07) Butler Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:53) Evan Haywood makes 28-foot three point jumper (Yohan Traore assists).
1032
(5:07) Sebastian Robinson misses driving layup.
(5:05) Jackson Keith Defensive Rebound.
(5:01) Foul on Sebastian Robinson.
(5:01) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:01) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:01) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor makes free throw 2 of 2.
1033
(4:46) Sebastian Robinson misses driving layup.
(4:46) Yohan Traore Block.
(4:43) Yame Butler Defensive Rebound.
(4:41) Foul on Quentin Duncan.
(4:41) Jackson Keith misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:41) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:41) Jackson Keith makes free throw 2 of 2.
1034
+2 (4:11) David Bolden makes driving layup.
1234
+2 (4:04) Jackson Keith makes driving layup (Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor assists).
1236
+2 (3:37) John Kelly makes driving layup.
1436
(3:26) Foul on Quentin Duncan.
+1 (3:26) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 1 of 2.
1437
(3:26) Finley Bizjack misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:26) NJIT Defensive Rebound.
(3:01) David Bolden misses 11-foot jumper.
(2:59) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(2:51) Foul on David Bolden.
+1 (2:51) Drayton Jones makes free throw 1 of 2.
1438
+1 (2:51) Drayton Jones makes free throw 2 of 2.
1439
(2:22) Sebastian Robinson misses 9-foot pullup jump shot.
(2:19) Drayton Jones Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:11) Evan Haywood makes 24-foot three point jumper (Azavier Robinson assists).
1442
(1:45) David Bolden misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(1:43) Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.
(1:36) Finley Bizjack misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(1:33) David Bolden Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:22) David Bolden makes driving layup.
1642
(1:05) Finley Bizjack misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:02) Michael Ajayi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:01) Michael Ajayi makes layup.
1644
(0:45) David Bolden bad pass turnover.
(0:37) Yohan Traore misses layup.
(0:37) John Kelly Block.
(0:32) David Bolden Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:31) Cameron Piggee makes 25-foot three point jumper (David Bolden assists).
1944
+2 (0:01) Michael Ajayi makes layup.
1946

2nd half

Team Stats

NJIT

BUT

52Points101

21-56(37.5%)Field Goal(%)34-61(55.7%)

5-19(26.3%)3-Point(%)9-24(37.5%)

5-11(45.5%)Free Throw(%)24-32(75.0%)

22(3)Rebounds(Offensive)46(11)

8Assists22

3Steals7

4Blocks6

14Turnovers8

25(1)Fouls(Technical)15(1)

0Largest Lead51

Game Details

Monday, December 22, 2025 · 2:00 PM

Hinkle Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN

attendance: 6,304 (69.3%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: BUT -32.5

over/under: 149.5