Butler Bulldogs vs. UConn Huskies

Dec 16, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BUT	25	35	60
CONN	39	40	79

Game Recap

Solo Ball scores career-high 26 to power No. 5 UConn past Butler 79-60 in Huskies' Big East opener. Solo Ball scored a career-high 26 points and Tarris Reed Jr. added 16 as No. 5 UConn began Big East play Tuesday night with a 79-60 victory over Butler.

Player Stats

BUTLER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Michael Ajayi	34	3-12	0-1	2-4	8	2	3	0	2	3	8
13Drayton Jones	24	3-5	0-0	7-7	5	1	1	2	0	2	13
23Azavier Robinson	23	3-8	2-5	2-2	4	3	1	1	2	2	10
7Jamie Kaiser Jr.	21	1-10	0-5	2-3	5	1	0	0	0	3	4
11Finley Bizjack	32	2-9	1-5	2-2	2	0	2	0	3	3	7
4Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor	14	2-5	0-1	1-2	0	1	0	0	1	0	5
0Jackson Keith	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Yohan Traore	16	1-2	0-0	1-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3
1Evan Haywood	23	3-7	2-5	2-3	1	1	1	0	0	1	10
8Yame Butler	11	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0



TOTAL	-	18-6129.5%	5-2420.8%	19-2479.2%	27	10	8	3	10	15	60

UCONN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Alex Karaban	25	2-3	0-1	0-0	5	1	2	1	0	4	4
5Tarris Reed Jr.	21	8-12	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	3	5	3	16
24Braylon Mullins	28	5-9	2-5	0-0	3	2	1	2	2	4	12
2Silas Demary Jr.	28	1-8	0-1	0-0	6	11	1	1	3	3	2
1Solo Ball	32	8-14	3-6	7-8	5	2	0	1	1	2	26
23Jayden Ross	25	6-9	1-4	0-0	8	1	1	1	1	2	13
4Dwayne Koroma	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3Jaylin Stewart	7	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
12Eric Reibe	18	2-4	1-2	1-2	7	1	0	4	0	1	6
77Uroš Paunovic	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Jacob Furphy	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9Alec Millender	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Malachi Smith	12	0-2	0-0	0-3	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	32-6350.8%	7-2035.0%	8-1361.5%	43	19	5	13	13	21	79

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBUTCONN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by UConn.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Butler.
+2 (19:45) Tarris Reed Jr. makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Silas Demary Jr. assists).
02
+2 (19:39) Drayton Jones makes 3-foot dunk (Azavier Robinson assists).
22
(19:21) Tarris Reed Jr. bad pass turnover.
(19:21) Michael Ajayi Steal.
(19:09) Finley Bizjack misses layup.
(19:09) Solo Ball Block.
(19:04) Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(19:03) Braylon Mullins bad pass turnover.
+2 (18:46) Drayton Jones makes layup (Jamie Kaiser Jr. assists).
42
(18:21) Tarris Reed Jr. misses 6-foot hook shot.
(18:18) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:11) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:08) Silas Demary Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:01) Silas Demary Jr. bad pass turnover.
(18:01) Drayton Jones Steal.
+3 (17:55) Finley Bizjack makes 28-foot three point jumper (Azavier Robinson assists).
72
(17:29) Tarris Reed Jr. misses 7-foot hook shot.
(17:26) Drayton Jones Defensive Rebound.
(17:19) Foul on Braylon Mullins.
(17:07) Michael Ajayi misses driving layup.
(17:07) Tarris Reed Jr. Block.
(17:07) Michael Ajayi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:59) Michael Ajayi makes driving layup.
92
+2 (16:36) Tarris Reed Jr. makes 3-foot hook shot.
94
+2 (16:28) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor makes 3-foot dunk.
114
(15:59) Tarris Reed Jr. bad pass turnover.
(15:48) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor bad pass turnover.
+2 (15:34) Alex Karaban makes layup (Silas Demary Jr. assists).
116
(15:18) Michael Ajayi misses layup.
(15:18) Eric Reibe Block.
(15:16) Eric Reibe Defensive Rebound.
(14:57) Foul on Jamie Kaiser Jr..
(14:57) Solo Ball misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:57) UConn Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:57) Solo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2.
117
(14:47) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(14:43) Eric Reibe Defensive Rebound.
(14:25) Silas Demary Jr. misses 14-foot floating jump shot.
(14:22) Solo Ball Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:22) Solo Ball makes layup.
119
(14:04) Yohan Traore misses layup.
(14:04) Eric Reibe Block.
(14:01) Eric Reibe Defensive Rebound.
(13:57) Jayden Ross misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:54) Alex Karaban Offensive Rebound.
(13:54) Foul on Jamie Kaiser Jr..
(13:49) Solo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:45) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(13:41) Finley Bizjack misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:37) Malachi Smith Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:27) Solo Ball makes layup (Eric Reibe assists).
1111
(13:04) Drayton Jones misses layup.
(13:04) Alex Karaban Block.
(13:04) Drayton Jones Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:58) Evan Haywood makes layup (Drayton Jones assists).
1311
(12:25) team shot clock turnover .
(12:00) Michael Ajayi misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(11:59) Solo Ball Defensive Rebound.
(11:58) Foul on Michael Ajayi.
(11:28) Foul on Azavier Robinson.
(11:28) Malachi Smith misses free throw 1 of 3.
(11:28) UConn Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:28) Malachi Smith misses free throw 2 of 3.
(11:28) UConn Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:28) Malachi Smith misses free throw 3 of 3.
(11:27) Azavier Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(11:19) Azavier Robinson misses driving layup.
(11:19) Braylon Mullins Block.
(11:16) Foul on Michael Ajayi.
(11:15) Malachi Smith Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:07) Tarris Reed Jr. makes 8-foot hook shot.
1313
(10:49) Azavier Robinson misses driving layup.
(10:49) Tarris Reed Jr. Block.
(10:45) Braylon Mullins Defensive Rebound.
(10:40) Jaylin Stewart misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:32) Drayton Jones Defensive Rebound.
(10:26) Foul on Tarris Reed Jr..
(10:26) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:26) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:26) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor makes free throw 2 of 2.
1413
(10:10) Braylon Mullins bad pass turnover.
(10:10) Evan Haywood Steal.
(10:00) Drayton Jones misses layup.
(10:00) Silas Demary Jr. Block.
(9:56) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
(9:49) Jaylin Stewart misses 4-foot floating jump shot.
(9:49) UConn Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:47) Tarris Reed Jr. makes 5-foot floating jump shot (Silas Demary Jr. assists).
1415
(9:37) Evan Haywood misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:34) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
(9:26) Foul on Finley Bizjack.
(9:08) Silas Demary Jr. misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(9:06) Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.
(8:56) Yame Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:52) Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:49) Braylon Mullins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Silas Demary Jr. assists).
1418
+2 (8:31) Drayton Jones makes layup (Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor assists).
1618
(8:31) Foul on Jaylin Stewart.
+1 (8:31) Drayton Jones makes free throw 1 of 1.
1718
+2 (8:10) Tarris Reed Jr. makes 3-foot dunk (Silas Demary Jr. assists).
1720
(7:58) Foul on Solo Ball.
(7:58) Yame Butler bad pass turnover.
+2 (7:41) Solo Ball makes 20-foot jumper (Braylon Mullins assists).
1722
(7:07) Yame Butler misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(7:04) Silas Demary Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:00) Solo Ball makes 26-foot three pointer (Silas Demary Jr. assists).
1725
(6:39) Finley Bizjack misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:37) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:17) Alex Karaban makes driving layup.
1727
(6:09) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:06) Solo Ball Defensive Rebound.
(6:04) Solo Ball misses driving layup.
(6:04) Azavier Robinson Block.
(6:04) UConn Offensive Rebound.
(5:47) Braylon Mullins misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(5:45) Azavier Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(5:42) Azavier Robinson bad pass turnover.
(5:42) Braylon Mullins Steal.
+3 (5:36) Braylon Mullins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Solo Ball assists).
1730
(5:21) Foul on Alex Karaban.
+2 (5:06) Finley Bizjack makes driving layup.
1930
(4:37) Silas Demary Jr. misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(4:33) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(4:27) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:24) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(4:24) Foul on Alex Karaban.
+1 (4:24) Drayton Jones makes free throw 1 of 2.
2030
+1 (4:24) Drayton Jones makes free throw 2 of 2.
2130
+2 (4:06) Solo Ball makes 17-foot step back jumpshot.
2132
(3:37) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses driving layup.
(3:33) Jayden Ross Defensive Rebound.
(3:12) Malachi Smith misses 10-foot pullup jump shot.
(3:10) Jayden Ross Offensive Rebound.
(3:01) Solo Ball misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(2:58) Jayden Ross Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:53) Braylon Mullins makes driving layup.
2134
(2:44) Foul on Jayden Ross.
(2:44) Michael Ajayi misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:41) Solo Ball Defensive Rebound.
(2:20) Braylon Mullins misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(2:17) Butler Defensive Rebound.
(2:01) Foul on Malachi Smith.
+1 (2:01) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 1 of 2.
2234
+1 (2:01) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 2 of 2.
2334
(1:43) Tarris Reed Jr. turnover.
(1:25) Michael Ajayi misses driving layup.
(1:24) Jaylin Stewart Defensive Rebound.
(1:19) Jayden Ross misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:15) Silas Demary Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(1:12) Silas Demary Jr. bad pass turnover.
(1:12) Finley Bizjack Steal.
(1:08) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:05) Jaylin Stewart Defensive Rebound.
(1:00) Foul on Finley Bizjack.
+1 (1:00) Solo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2.
2335
+1 (1:00) Solo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2.
2336
(0:50) Finley Bizjack misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:46) Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:36) Solo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Silas Demary Jr. assists).
2339
(0:06) Yame Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Michael Ajayi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:00) Michael Ajayi makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2539

2nd half

Team Stats

BUT

CONN

60Points79

18-61(29.5%)Field Goal(%)32-63(50.8%)

5-24(20.8%)3-Point(%)7-20(35.0%)

19-24(79.2%)Free Throw(%)8-13(61.5%)

29(12)Rebounds(Offensive)47(15)

10Assists19

8Steals5

3Blocks13

10Turnovers15

15(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)

7Largest Lead23

Game Details

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 · 8:30 PM

Gampel Pavilion · Storrs, CT

attendance: 15,495 (152.4%)

tv: Peacock

spread: CONN -15.5

over/under: 144.5