St. John's Red Storm vs. Butler Bulldogs

Jan 6, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SJU	42	42	84
BUT	42	28	70

Game Recap

Ejiofor has 18, St. John's defeats Butler 84-70. Zuby Ejiofor's 18 points helped St. John's defeat Butler 84-70 on Tuesday.

Player Stats

ST. JOHN'S	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Dillon Mitchell	33	3-5	0-0	0-0	7	5	1	1	0	2	6
24Zuby Ejiofor	30	6-12	0-2	6-7	5	2	3	1	1	4	18
23Bryce Hopkins	24	7-12	1-1	2-2	4	2	2	0	0	2	17
4Oziyah Sellers	33	5-11	0-2	0-0	5	4	1	0	1	3	10
11Ian Jackson	22	2-8	1-3	2-2	1	0	3	0	1	3	7
17Ruben Prey	18	4-5	2-2	0-1	1	0	2	1	0	2	10
2Sadiku Ibine Ayo	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
31Lefteris Liotopoulos	18	4-8	2-6	0-1	0	1	0	0	1	2	10
3Joson Sanon	21	2-5	1-3	1-2	1	1	0	1	1	1	6

TOTAL	-	33-6650.0%	7-1936.8%	11-1573.3%	24	16	12	4	5	20	84

BUTLER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Michael Ajayi	30	4-7	0-0	6-7	9	5	0	1	4	4	14
13Drayton Jones	21	0-2	0-0	2-2	3	3	1	0	0	1	2
23Azavier Robinson	17	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	4	3	2
7Jamie Kaiser Jr.	28	1-4	1-4	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	2	3
11Finley Bizjack	35	8-16	3-7	2-2	2	0	0	0	2	2	21
4Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor	12	2-4	0-0	3-3	1	1	0	0	2	1	7
0Jackson Keith	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Yohan Traore	21	2-4	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	5
1Evan Haywood	22	4-7	3-6	0-0	3	0	2	0	4	0	11
8Yame Butler	10	2-2	0-0	1-2	2	1	0	0	3	2	5
TOTAL	-	24-4850.0%	7-1741.2%	15-1883.3%	26	11	3	1	20	16	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSJUBUT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by St. John's.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Butler.
(19:41) Ian Jackson misses 13-foot jumper.
(19:37) Drayton Jones Defensive Rebound.
(19:13) Finley Bizjack misses driving layup.
(19:09) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
(18:54) Ian Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:51) Butler Defensive Rebound.
(18:50) Foul on Bryce Hopkins.
(18:47) Finley Bizjack bad pass turnover.
(18:47) Ian Jackson Steal.
(18:34) Bryce Hopkins misses 10-foot jumper.
(18:29) Dillon Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
(18:26) Zuby Ejiofor misses 12-foot jumper.
(18:23) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(18:23) Foul on Ian Jackson.
+3 (18:07) Finley Bizjack makes 24-foot three point jumper (Drayton Jones assists).
03
(17:49) Foul on Azavier Robinson.
(17:40) Oziyah Sellers misses 21-foot jumper.
(17:38) Butler Defensive Rebound.
(17:38) Foul on Zuby Ejiofor.
(17:11) Drayton Jones misses 6-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:08) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:54) Bryce Hopkins makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
23
(16:25) Azavier Robinson bad pass turnover.
+2 (16:08) Zuby Ejiofor makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
43
(15:52) Foul on Bryce Hopkins.
+1 (15:52) Yohan Traore makes free throw 1 of 2.
44
(15:52) Yohan Traore misses free throw 2 of 2.
(15:51) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(15:37) Ian Jackson bad pass turnover.
(15:37) Evan Haywood Steal.
+2 (15:31) Evan Haywood makes driving layup.
46
(15:11) Zuby Ejiofor bad pass turnover.
(15:11) Evan Haywood Steal.
(15:00) Finley Bizjack misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:58) St. John's Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:43) Joson Sanon makes driving layup (Zuby Ejiofor assists).
66
+2 (14:34) Michael Ajayi makes driving layup.
68
(14:34) Foul on Dillon Mitchell.
(14:34) Michael Ajayi misses free throw 1 of 1.
(14:32) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
(14:27) Oziyah Sellers misses 9-foot jumper.
(14:21) Dillon Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:21) Dillon Mitchell makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
88
(14:05) Yohan Traore misses 5-foot turnaround jump shot.
(14:02) Oziyah Sellers Defensive Rebound.
(13:53) Dillon Mitchell misses 7-foot jumper.
(13:53) Michael Ajayi Block.
(13:50) Evan Haywood Defensive Rebound.
(13:50) Foul on Ian Jackson.
+2 (13:40) Yohan Traore makes 4-foot dunk (Michael Ajayi assists).
810
(13:31) Oziyah Sellers misses dunk.
(13:27) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
(13:25) Foul on Michael Ajayi.
+1 (13:25) Zuby Ejiofor makes free throw 1 of 2.
910
+1 (13:25) Zuby Ejiofor makes free throw 2 of 2.
1010
(13:11) Evan Haywood misses 31-foot three point jumper.
(13:07) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
(13:01) Foul on Yame Butler.
(12:57) Joson Sanon misses 14-foot jumper.
(12:53) Yame Butler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:37) Michael Ajayi makes 11-foot pullup jump shot.
1012
+2 (12:15) Zuby Ejiofor makes 6-foot jumper (Oziyah Sellers assists).
1212
+2 (11:56) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor makes driving layup.
1214
(11:56) Foul on Lefteris Liotopoulos.
+1 (11:56) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor makes free throw 1 of 1.
1215
(11:43) Foul on Azavier Robinson.
+3 (11:37) Ruben Prey makes 22-foot three point jumper (Oziyah Sellers assists).
1515
(11:05) Drayton Jones misses layup.
(11:05) Zuby Ejiofor Block.
(11:01) Oziyah Sellers Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:56) Lefteris Liotopoulos makes 27-foot three point jumper.
1815
+2 (10:34) Finley Bizjack makes 10-foot jumper.
1817
(10:33) Foul on Ruben Prey.
+1 (10:33) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 1 of 1.
1818
(10:22) Foul on Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor.
+2 (10:07) Lefteris Liotopoulos makes driving layup.
2018
(9:50) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor bad pass turnover.
(9:50) Oziyah Sellers Steal.
+2 (9:44) Zuby Ejiofor makes 2-foot dunk (Oziyah Sellers assists).
2218
(9:25) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor misses layup.
(9:23) Jackson Keith Offensive Rebound.
(9:23) Jackson Keith misses layup.
(9:23) Joson Sanon Block.
(9:19) Oziyah Sellers Defensive Rebound.
(9:18) Oziyah Sellers misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:17) Butler Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:10) Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Michael Ajayi assists).
2221
(8:48) Zuby Ejiofor misses driving layup.
(8:47) Butler Defensive Rebound.
(8:38) Foul on Sadiku Ibine Ayo.
+1 (8:38) Michael Ajayi makes free throw 1 of 2.
2222
+1 (8:38) Michael Ajayi makes free throw 2 of 2.
2223
(8:15) Foul on Azavier Robinson.
(8:09) Oziyah Sellers bad pass turnover.
(8:09) Drayton Jones Steal.
+3 (8:04) Finley Bizjack makes 25-foot three point jumper (Drayton Jones assists).
2226
+3 (7:42) Lefteris Liotopoulos makes 27-foot three point jumper (Sadiku Ibine Ayo assists).
2526
+2 (7:29) Finley Bizjack makes driving layup.
2528
(7:29) Foul on Lefteris Liotopoulos.
+1 (7:29) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 1 of 1.
2529
(7:16) Lefteris Liotopoulos misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:12) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(6:45) Michael Ajayi bad pass turnover.
(6:45) Ruben Prey Steal.
+2 (6:41) Lefteris Liotopoulos makes driving layup.
2729
(6:41) Foul on Jamie Kaiser Jr..
(6:41) Lefteris Liotopoulos misses free throw 1 of 1.
(6:40) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(6:40) Foul on Joson Sanon.
+1 (6:40) Michael Ajayi makes free throw 1 of 2.
2730
+1 (6:40) Michael Ajayi makes free throw 2 of 2.
2731
(6:19) Zuby Ejiofor misses 9-foot hook shot.
(6:16) Yohan Traore Defensive Rebound.
(6:10) Evan Haywood traveling turnover.
(5:52) Lefteris Liotopoulos bad pass turnover.
(5:33) Michael Ajayi bad pass turnover.
(5:15) Dillon Mitchell misses driving layup.
(5:11) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(5:05) Foul on Oziyah Sellers.
+1 (5:05) Yame Butler makes free throw 1 of 2.
2732
(5:05) Yame Butler misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:04) Oziyah Sellers Defensive Rebound.
(4:39) Foul on Yame Butler.
(4:39) Joson Sanon misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:39) St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:39) Joson Sanon makes free throw 2 of 2.
2832
+3 (4:31) Evan Haywood makes 26-foot three point jumper (Yame Butler assists).
2835
(4:20) Joson Sanon misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:16) Yame Butler Defensive Rebound.
(4:11) Yame Butler bad pass turnover.
(4:11) Zuby Ejiofor Steal.
(4:07) Oziyah Sellers misses layup.
(4:03) Oziyah Sellers Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:03) Oziyah Sellers makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3035
(3:45) Finley Bizjack misses 16-foot jumper.
(3:42) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:38) Joson Sanon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dillon Mitchell assists).
3335
+3 (3:17) Evan Haywood makes 26-foot three point jumper (Michael Ajayi assists).
3338
+2 (2:58) Zuby Ejiofor makes layup.
3538
(2:46) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:43) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:40) Zuby Ejiofor makes driving layup (Dillon Mitchell assists).
3738
(2:40) Foul on Michael Ajayi.
+1 (2:40) Zuby Ejiofor makes free throw 1 of 1.
3838
(2:29) Finley Bizjack misses driving layup.
(2:25) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
(2:12) Lefteris Liotopoulos misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:09) Evan Haywood Defensive Rebound.
(1:53) Foul on Dillon Mitchell.
+1 (1:53) Michael Ajayi makes free throw 1 of 2.
3839
+1 (1:53) Michael Ajayi makes free throw 2 of 2.
3840
(1:31) Foul on Drayton Jones.
(1:31) Zuby Ejiofor misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:31) St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:31) Zuby Ejiofor makes free throw 2 of 2.
3940
(1:14) Evan Haywood bad pass turnover.
(1:14) Zuby Ejiofor Steal.
(0:55) Zuby Ejiofor misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(0:54) Butler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:25) Finley Bizjack makes 20-foot step back jumpshot.
3942
+3 (0:00) Ruben Prey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lefteris Liotopoulos assists).
4242

2nd half

Team Stats

SJU

BUT

84Points70

33-66(50.0%)Field Goal(%)24-48(50.0%)

7-19(36.8%)3-Point(%)7-17(41.2%)

11-15(73.3%)Free Throw(%)15-18(83.3%)

28(7)Rebounds(Offensive)34(6)

16Assists11

12Steals3

4Blocks1

5Turnovers21

20(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

17Largest Lead7

Game Details

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Hinkle Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN

attendance: 6,523 (71.7%)

tv: Peacock

spread: SJU -4.5

over/under: 162.5