Butler Bulldogs vs. Seton Hall Pirates

FINAL

Jan 17, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
BUT	34	43	77
HALL	24	42	66

Game Recap

Finley Bizjack scores 25 points to lead Butler over No. 25 Seton Hall 77-66. Finley Bizjack scored 25 points and Butler snapped a four-game losing streak with a 77-66 win over No. 25 Seton Hall on Saturday.

Player Stats

BUTLER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Michael Ajayi	32	3-10	0-2	7-10	8	0	1	0	2	4	13
13Drayton Jones	25	2-2	0-0	7-8	4	0	2	1	2	4	11
23Azavier Robinson	28	5-6	0-0	4-6	3	5	1	1	0	4	14
7Jamie Kaiser Jr.	32	1-8	0-5	5-6	3	0	2	0	0	3	7
11Finley Bizjack	36	7-11	4-7	7-7	3	0	1	0	0	1	25
4Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0
0Jackson Keith	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Yohan Traore	15	2-3	0-0	3-4	1	0	0	0	1	0	7
1Evan Haywood	15	0-3	0-3	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0
8Yame Butler	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0

TOTAL	-	20-4445.5%	4-1822.2%	33-4180.5%	24	7	8	3	7	19	77

SETON HALL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
6Stephon Payne	14	1-2	0-0	2-4	7	0	1	0	5	2	4
0Adam Clark	24	4-7	0-0	0-0	4	3	1	0	1	5	8
23Mike Williams	32	3-9	2-5	3-3	2	3	0	0	1	3	11
22Elijah Fisher	9	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	2	2
14AJ Staton-McCray	31	4-10	1-4	8-8	3	1	0	1	3	1	17
25Najai Hines	25	5-9	0-0	1-6	16	1	0	3	1	3	11
7Josh Rivera	21	4-9	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	5	8
54Godswill Erheriene	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Tajuan Simpkins	15	0-4	0-2	1-2	1	0	1	0	0	3	1
13Trey Parker	21	1-10	0-4	2-2	4	3	0	0	1	3	4
1Jacob Dar	6	0-3	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	23-6435.9%	3-1717.6%	17-2568.0%	43	11	5	4	13	27	66

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBUTHALL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Butler.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Seton Hall.
(19:40) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:37) Stephon Payne Defensive Rebound.
(19:18) AJ Staton-McCray misses 7-foot jumper.
(19:15) AJ Staton-McCray Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:14) AJ Staton-McCray makes layup.
02
+2 (18:45) Finley Bizjack makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
22
(18:32) Stephon Payne bad pass turnover.
(18:26) Michael Ajayi bad pass turnover.
(18:26) Elijah Fisher Steal.
(18:15) Stephon Payne bad pass turnover.
(18:15) Drayton Jones Steal.
(18:06) Foul on Stephon Payne.
+1 (18:06) Michael Ajayi makes free throw 1 of 2.
32
(18:06) Michael Ajayi misses free throw 2 of 2.
(18:04) Adam Clark Defensive Rebound.
(18:00) Mike Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:55) Azavier Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(17:40) Foul on Elijah Fisher.
(17:33) Foul on Elijah Fisher.
(17:24) Foul on Josh Rivera.
+3 (17:18) Finley Bizjack makes 26-foot three point jumper.
62
+3 (16:59) AJ Staton-McCray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Adam Clark assists).
65
+2 (16:37) Azavier Robinson makes layup.
85
(16:15) Mike Williams bad pass turnover.
(16:15) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Steal.
(16:09) Azavier Robinson misses layup.
(16:09) AJ Staton-McCray Block.
(16:05) Adam Clark Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:04) Mike Williams makes layup (Adam Clark assists).
87
(16:04) Foul on Finley Bizjack.
+1 (16:04) Mike Williams makes free throw 1 of 1.
88
(15:44) Michael Ajayi misses layup.
(15:44) Najai Hines Block.
(15:40) Najai Hines Defensive Rebound.
(15:35) AJ Staton-McCray misses layup.
(15:32) Evan Haywood Defensive Rebound.
(15:19) Michael Ajayi misses 12-foot jumper.
(15:13) AJ Staton-McCray Defensive Rebound.
(15:04) Trey Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:00) Evan Haywood Defensive Rebound.
(14:48) Yohan Traore bad pass turnover.
(14:48) Adam Clark Steal.
+2 (14:42) Josh Rivera makes 3-foot dunk (AJ Staton-McCray assists).
810
(14:18) Evan Haywood misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:14) Najai Hines Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:52) Najai Hines makes 9-foot hook shot.
812
(13:33) Foul on Najai Hines.
+1 (13:33) Yohan Traore makes free throw 1 of 2.
912
(13:33) Yohan Traore misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:31) Najai Hines Defensive Rebound.
(13:15) Tajuan Simpkins misses 17-foot jumper.
(13:12) Najai Hines Offensive Rebound.
(13:10) Najai Hines misses 8-foot hook shot.
(13:06) Josh Rivera Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:06) Josh Rivera makes 0-foot tip in layup.
914
(12:42) Michael Ajayi bad pass turnover.
+2 (12:22) Trey Parker makes layup.
916
(11:59) team turnover.
(11:45) Tajuan Simpkins misses 10-foot jumper.
(11:45) Yame Butler Block.
(11:45) Tajuan Simpkins Offensive Rebound.
(11:43) Foul on Yame Butler.
(11:43) Najai Hines misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:43) Seton Hall Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:43) Najai Hines misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:41) Azavier Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(11:27) Foul on Tajuan Simpkins.
(11:27) Drayton Jones misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:27) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:27) Drayton Jones makes free throw 2 of 2.
1016
(11:07) Foul on Michael Ajayi.
(10:57) Josh Rivera misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(10:54) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(10:47) Yame Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:44) Seton Hall Defensive Rebound.
(10:29) Mike Williams misses 12-foot jumper.
(10:25) Godswill Erheriene Offensive Rebound.
(10:23) Josh Rivera bad pass turnover.
(10:08) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(10:05) Yohan Traore Offensive Rebound.
(10:03) Foul on Josh Rivera.
+1 (10:03) Azavier Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2.
1116
+1 (10:03) Azavier Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1216
+2 (9:47) Adam Clark makes 20-foot jumper.
1218
+2 (9:21) Michael Ajayi makes layup.
1418
(8:57) Jacob Dar misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:54) Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.
(8:49) Foul on Tajuan Simpkins.
+1 (8:49) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 1 of 3.
1518
+1 (8:49) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 2 of 3.
1618
+1 (8:44) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 3 of 3.
1718
(8:32) Adam Clark bad pass turnover.
(8:32) Azavier Robinson Steal.
+2 (8:10) Yohan Traore makes layup (Azavier Robinson assists).
1918
(7:54) AJ Staton-McCray misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:48) Stephon Payne Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:27) AJ Staton-McCray makes layup.
1920
(6:57) Foul on Mike Williams.
(6:57) Michael Ajayi misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:57) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:57) Michael Ajayi makes free throw 2 of 2.
2020
(6:36) Trey Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:32) Butler Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:14) Finley Bizjack makes 28-foot three point jumper (Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor assists).
2320
(5:52) Foul on Michael Ajayi.
(5:38) AJ Staton-McCray bad pass turnover.
(5:38) Evan Haywood Steal.
(5:33) Finley Bizjack misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:30) Adam Clark Defensive Rebound.
(5:25) Stephon Payne bad pass turnover.
(5:18) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:15) Elijah Fisher Defensive Rebound.
(4:56) Trey Parker misses 7-foot jumper.
(4:53) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:38) Finley Bizjack makes 23-foot three point jumper (Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor assists).
2620
+2 (4:18) Adam Clark makes 19-foot jumper.
2622
+2 (3:54) Drayton Jones makes layup (Azavier Robinson assists).
2822
(3:35) Adam Clark misses 12-foot jumper.
(3:35) Azavier Robinson Block.
(3:31) Drayton Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:26) Drayton Jones makes 9-foot jumper (Azavier Robinson assists).
3022
(2:52) AJ Staton-McCray traveling turnover.
+2 (2:37) Azavier Robinson makes layup.
3222
(2:15) Trey Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:12) Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:55) Azavier Robinson makes layup.
3422
(1:39) Adam Clark misses 16-foot jumper.
(1:36) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:25) Evan Haywood misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(1:22) Najai Hines Defensive Rebound.
(1:12) Foul on Jamie Kaiser Jr..
(0:56) Mike Williams misses 18-foot jumper.
(0:53) Trey Parker Offensive Rebound.
(0:51) Trey Parker misses 14-foot jumper.
(0:48) Trey Parker Offensive Rebound.
(0:46) Trey Parker misses 10-foot jumper.
(0:40) Najai Hines Offensive Rebound.
(0:40) Najai Hines misses tip in layup.
(0:38) Jacob Dar Offensive Rebound.
(0:38) Jacob Dar misses tip in layup.
(0:37) Najai Hines Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:37) Najai Hines makes 3-foot hook shot.
3424
(0:09) Finley Bizjack misses 14-foot jumper.
(0:06) Jacob Dar Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Jacob Dar misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BUT

HALL

77Points66

20-44(45.5%)Field Goal(%)23-64(35.9%)

4-18(22.2%)3-Point(%)3-17(17.6%)

33-41(80.5%)Free Throw(%)17-25(68.0%)

27(5)Rebounds(Offensive)45(21)

7Assists11

8Steals5

3Blocks4

8Turnovers13

19(0)Fouls(Technical)27(0)

17Largest Lead7

Game Details

Saturday, January 17, 2026 · 12:00 PM

Prudential Center · Newark, NJ

attendance: 8,326 (44.5%)

tv: TNT

spread: HALL -6.5

over/under: 144.5