DePaul Blue Demons vs. Butler Bulldogs

Jan 20, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
DEP	37	43	80
BUT	33	54	87

Game Recap

Bizjack's 24 lead Butler over DePaul 87-80. Finley Bizjack had 24 points in Butler's 87-80 win over DePaul on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

DEPAUL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Théo Pierre-Justin	24	4-8	4-7	0-0	2	3	0	0	1	1	12
35NJ Benson	28	3-8	0-1	5-6	6	2	1	0	1	3	11
1Kaleb Banks	12	2-5	0-2	3-4	4	0	0	1	0	2	7
11CJ Gunn	32	6-15	2-10	2-2	2	2	4	1	1	5	16
5RJ Smith	37	1-6	0-4	0-0	3	3	1	1	1	1	2
14Khaman Maker	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	1	0
0Brandon Maclin	25	4-7	2-4	2-3	4	2	1	0	1	4	12
2Layden Blocker	33	6-14	2-5	6-6	2	2	1	1	4	4	20

TOTAL	-	26-6341.3%	10-3330.3%	18-2185.7%	26	14	8	5	9	21	80

BUTLER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Michael Ajayi	36	6-12	1-3	4-9	8	5	0	0	4	1	17
13Drayton Jones	18	3-5	0-0	2-4	3	2	1	1	1	2	8
23Azavier Robinson	29	3-6	1-1	6-8	2	5	3	0	2	2	13
7Jamie Kaiser Jr.	29	3-7	0-2	0-0	5	1	1	0	1	2	6
11Finley Bizjack	32	7-11	3-6	7-8	1	2	1	0	2	1	24
4Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	2	1	0
21Yohan Traore	22	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	2	1	1	0	3	2
1Evan Haywood	19	5-8	3-5	2-2	1	0	0	1	0	2	15
8Yame Butler	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	-	29-5156.9%	8-1747.1%	21-3167.7%	25	18	7	4	12	14	87

Play-by-Play

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1st halfDEPBUT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by DePaul.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Butler.
(19:32) CJ Gunn misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:31) Butler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:15) Finley Bizjack makes driving layup (Drayton Jones assists).
02
+3 (18:53) Layden Blocker makes 24-foot three point jumper (RJ Smith assists).
32
(18:40) Azavier Robinson bad pass turnover.
+2 (18:18) CJ Gunn makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
52
(18:04) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:04) RJ Smith Block.
(17:59) CJ Gunn Defensive Rebound.
(17:53) RJ Smith misses driving layup.
(17:50) Drayton Jones Defensive Rebound.
(17:36) Michael Ajayi bad pass turnover.
(17:36) CJ Gunn Steal.
(17:31) CJ Gunn misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(17:27) Azavier Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(17:23) Foul on Layden Blocker.
(17:02) Drayton Jones misses 7-foot jumper.
(17:00) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:49) Théo Pierre-Justin makes 27-foot three point jumper (CJ Gunn assists).
82
(16:31) Azavier Robinson misses driving layup.
(16:29) Drayton Jones Offensive Rebound.
(16:28) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:25) RJ Smith Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:18) CJ Gunn makes 27-foot three point jumper (NJ Benson assists).
112
+2 (15:52) Drayton Jones makes 3-foot dunk (Azavier Robinson assists).
114
(15:19) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (14:52) Michael Ajayi makes 16-foot jumper (Yame Butler assists).
116
(14:38) Kaleb Banks misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:35) Brandon Maclin Offensive Rebound.
(14:17) NJ Benson misses 5-foot turnaround jump shot.
(14:15) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:15) team shot clock turnover .
(13:48) Foul on Kaleb Banks.
+1 (13:48) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 1 of 2.
117
+1 (13:48) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 2 of 2.
118
+2 (13:34) CJ Gunn makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Brandon Maclin assists).
138
(13:16) Michael Ajayi misses driving layup.
(13:16) Khaman Maker Block.
(13:13) Kaleb Banks Defensive Rebound.
(13:04) Foul on Yohan Traore.
+1 (13:04) Kaleb Banks makes free throw 1 of 2.
148
+1 (13:04) Kaleb Banks makes free throw 2 of 2.
158
(12:42) Michael Ajayi misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:39) Khaman Maker Defensive Rebound.
(12:21) CJ Gunn misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(12:18) Kaleb Banks Offensive Rebound.
(12:17) Kaleb Banks misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(12:13) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:09) Yohan Traore makes 1-foot dunk (Michael Ajayi assists).
1510
+3 (11:49) CJ Gunn makes 30-foot three point jumper.
1810
+3 (11:37) Michael Ajayi makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
1813
+2 (11:20) Kaleb Banks makes 1-foot dunk (Layden Blocker assists).
2013
+3 (11:06) Evan Haywood makes 27-foot three point jumper (Michael Ajayi assists).
2016
(10:39) CJ Gunn misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(10:36) Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.
(10:28) Finley Bizjack bad pass turnover.
(10:28) CJ Gunn Steal.
(10:24) Brandon Maclin misses driving layup.
(10:24) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:24) Foul on Evan Haywood.
(10:17) Brandon Maclin misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(10:14) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:02) Evan Haywood makes 30-foot three point jumper (Azavier Robinson assists).
2019
(9:32) Layden Blocker misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(9:27) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:22) Evan Haywood makes driving layup (Jamie Kaiser Jr. assists).
2021
(8:59) Foul on Evan Haywood.
+1 (8:59) NJ Benson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2121
+1 (8:59) NJ Benson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2221
(8:48) Evan Haywood misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(8:43) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(8:43) Jamie Kaiser Jr. bad pass turnover.
(8:30) Layden Blocker bad pass turnover.
(8:07) Michael Ajayi misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:05) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:46) Brandon Maclin makes 27-foot three point jumper (Théo Pierre-Justin assists).
2521
(7:27) Foul on Brandon Maclin.
(7:27) Drayton Jones misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:27) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:27) Drayton Jones makes free throw 2 of 2.
2522
(7:17) Brandon Maclin bad pass turnover.
(7:17) Finley Bizjack Steal.
(7:12) Foul on Brandon Maclin.
+1 (7:12) Michael Ajayi makes free throw 1 of 2.
2523
+1 (7:12) Michael Ajayi makes free throw 2 of 2.
2524
(6:59) Théo Pierre-Justin misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:55) Azavier Robinson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:33) Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes driving layup (Finley Bizjack assists).
2526
(6:16) Foul on Jamie Kaiser Jr..
(6:13) Layden Blocker misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:09) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(5:58) Foul on Théo Pierre-Justin.
(5:44) Michael Ajayi bad pass turnover.
(5:44) CJ Gunn Steal.
+3 (5:39) Théo Pierre-Justin makes 27-foot three point jumper (CJ Gunn assists).
2826
(5:19) Azavier Robinson bad pass turnover.
(5:19) RJ Smith Steal.
+2 (5:11) CJ Gunn makes 13-foot jumper (Théo Pierre-Justin assists).
3026
(4:50) Finley Bizjack misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(4:50) Layden Blocker Block.
(4:46) Layden Blocker Defensive Rebound.
(4:32) RJ Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(4:29) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor Defensive Rebound.
(4:21) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor bad pass turnover.
(4:21) CJ Gunn Steal.
(4:00) Layden Blocker misses driving layup.
(3:57) CJ Gunn Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:57) CJ Gunn makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3226
(3:35) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(3:32) Khaman Maker Defensive Rebound.
(3:03) Théo Pierre-Justin misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(2:59) Butler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:38) Azavier Robinson makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot.
3228
(2:22) CJ Gunn bad pass turnover.
(2:22) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Steal.
(2:17) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses driving layup.
(2:17) CJ Gunn Block.
(2:16) DePaul Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:00) NJ Benson makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Layden Blocker assists).
3428
(1:43) Drayton Jones bad pass turnover.
(1:43) NJ Benson Steal.
(1:37) Layden Blocker bad pass turnover.
(1:37) Drayton Jones Steal.
+2 (1:32) Michael Ajayi makes 3-foot dunk (Azavier Robinson assists).
3430
(1:01) RJ Smith misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(0:59) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:59) team shot clock turnover .
(0:47) Finley Bizjack misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:45) Butler Offensive Rebound.
(0:45) Butler Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Butler retains its timeout.
+2 (0:42) Finley Bizjack makes 12-foot floating jump shot.
3432
+3 (0:14) Théo Pierre-Justin makes 23-foot three point jumper (RJ Smith assists).
3732
(0:02) Foul on CJ Gunn.
+1 (0:02) Azavier Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2.
3733
(0:02) Azavier Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:00) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) NJ Benson misses 77-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

DEP

BUT

80Points87

26-63(41.3%)Field Goal(%)29-51(56.9%)

10-33(30.3%)3-Point(%)8-17(47.1%)

18-21(85.7%)Free Throw(%)21-31(67.7%)

29(11)Rebounds(Offensive)31(8)

14Assists18

8Steals7

5Blocks4

12Turnovers12

21(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

9Largest Lead15

Game Details

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Hinkle Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN

attendance: 6,336 (69.6%)

tv: truTV

spread: BUT -7.5

over/under: 147.5