Marquette Golden Eagles vs. Butler Bulldogs

Jan 23, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MARQ	36	40	76
BUT	41	46	87

Game Recap

Butler defeats Marquette 87-76. Finley Bizjack had 28 points in Butler's 87-76 win over Marquette on Friday.

Player Stats

MARQUETTE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12Ben Gold	30	5-7	1-3	0-0	1	0	2	0	0	3	11
13Royce Parham	36	6-13	0-5	2-3	5	0	1	3	2	3	14
10Adrien Stevens	27	3-10	1-7	0-0	5	2	1	0	3	5	7
0Nigel James Jr.	37	7-11	1-3	0-0	4	8	2	1	5	4	15
2Chase Ross	37	6-14	0-5	3-5	4	4	2	0	3	2	15
35Michael Phillips II	8	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	2	3
8Joshua Clark	1	0-0	0-0	0-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18Caedin Hamilton	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
9Damarius Owens	16	2-5	1-2	4-4	2	0	1	0	1	0	9
5Tre Norman	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	31-6349.2%	5-2718.5%	9-1464.3%	24	16	9	4	14	19	76

BUTLER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Michael Ajayi	35	6-13	1-3	4-5	9	5	1	0	4	1	17
13Drayton Jones	17	5-7	0-0	1-3	1	0	0	0	0	2	11
23Azavier Robinson	27	3-6	0-1	2-4	2	4	4	0	3	3	8
7Jamie Kaiser Jr.	23	4-9	1-4	2-2	2	0	2	0	0	2	11
11Finley Bizjack	38	6-13	4-9	12-13	5	4	1	0	2	1	28
4Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	3	0	1	1	0	0
21Yohan Traore	23	3-3	0-0	2-4	4	2	2	0	1	0	8
1Evan Haywood	15	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
8Yame Butler	12	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2

TOTAL	-	29-5750.9%	6-1931.6%	23-3174.2%	25	18	11	1	11	12	87

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMARQBUT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Marquette.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Butler.
(19:43) Royce Parham misses layup.
(19:36) Royce Parham Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:36) Royce Parham makes 0-foot tip in layup.
20
(19:25) Finley Bizjack bad pass turnover.
(19:25) Adrien Stevens Steal.
(19:17) Adrien Stevens misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(19:14) Butler Defensive Rebound.
(18:59) Azavier Robinson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:55) Michael Ajayi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:42) Drayton Jones makes 2-foot dunk (Finley Bizjack assists).
22
(18:22) Chase Ross bad pass turnover.
(18:22) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Steal.
(18:16) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses layup.
(18:13) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:13) Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes layup.
24
+2 (18:00) Ben Gold makes layup (Nigel James Jr. assists).
44
(17:41) Michael Ajayi misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(17:41) Royce Parham Block.
(17:36) Chase Ross Defensive Rebound.
(17:35) Royce Parham out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(17:14) Foul on Adrien Stevens.
+1 (17:14) Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
45
+1 (17:14) Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
46
(17:01) Nigel James Jr. bad pass turnover.
(17:01) Azavier Robinson Steal.
(16:42) Finley Bizjack misses 24-foot turnaround jump shot.
(16:38) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:25) Azavier Robinson makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
48
(16:06) Foul on Azavier Robinson.
(15:53) Adrien Stevens misses layup.
(15:51) Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:37) Yohan Traore makes 4-foot dunk (Michael Ajayi assists).
410
(15:28) Ben Gold misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(15:25) Adrien Stevens Offensive Rebound.
(15:17) Adrien Stevens misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:15) Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.
(15:04) Foul on Nigel James Jr..
+1 (15:04) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 1 of 3.
411
+1 (15:04) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 2 of 3.
412
+1 (15:04) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 3 of 3.
413
+2 (14:56) Royce Parham makes 14-foot jumper.
613
(14:37) Foul on Royce Parham.
+1 (14:24) Michael Ajayi makes free throw 1 of 2.
614
+1 (14:24) Michael Ajayi makes free throw 2 of 2.
615
+2 (14:12) Caedin Hamilton makes layup (Nigel James Jr. assists).
815
+2 (14:11) Yame Butler makes layup.
817
(14:11) Chase Ross bad pass turnover.
(14:11) Yame Butler Steal.
(13:53) Michael Ajayi misses layup.
(13:53) Royce Parham Block.
(13:50) Chase Ross Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:48) Chase Ross makes layup.
1017
(13:24) Finley Bizjack misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:20) Marquette Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:04) Royce Parham makes layup (Nigel James Jr. assists).
1217
(12:44) Evan Haywood misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:40) Adrien Stevens Defensive Rebound.
(12:31) Foul on Jamie Kaiser Jr..
+3 (12:30) Damarius Owens makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nigel James Jr. assists).
1517
(12:08) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:05) Nigel James Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(11:58) Foul on Jamie Kaiser Jr..
(11:58) Joshua Clark misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:58) Marquette Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:58) Joshua Clark misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:57) Azavier Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(11:34) Azavier Robinson bad pass turnover.
(11:34) Damarius Owens Steal.
(11:30) Adrien Stevens bad pass turnover.
(11:30) Azavier Robinson Steal.
(11:30) Foul on Adrien Stevens.
(11:30) Azavier Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:30) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:30) Azavier Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:29) Butler Offensive Rebound.
(11:12) Michael Ajayi misses 11-foot jumper.
(11:09) Nigel James Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:04) Nigel James Jr. makes driving layup.
1717
+2 (10:45) Drayton Jones makes 2-foot dunk (Azavier Robinson assists).
1719
(10:26) Damarius Owens misses layup.
(10:24) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(10:18) Butler Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Butler retains its timeout.
+2 (10:07) Michael Ajayi makes 15-foot jumper.
1721
(9:53) Foul on Evan Haywood.
(9:47) Damarius Owens misses layup.
(9:46) Damarius Owens Offensive Rebound.
(9:46) Foul on Drayton Jones.
+1 (9:46) Damarius Owens makes free throw 1 of 2.
1821
+1 (9:46) Damarius Owens makes free throw 2 of 2.
1921
+2 (9:28) Michael Ajayi makes driving layup.
1923
(9:08) Chase Ross misses 9-foot jumper.
(9:06) Butler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:47) Michael Ajayi makes driving layup.
1925
(8:37) Ben Gold misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:35) Marquette Offensive Rebound.
+3 (8:28) Michael Phillips II makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nigel James Jr. assists).
2225
+2 (8:07) Azavier Robinson makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
2227
+2 (7:56) Chase Ross makes 8-foot jumper.
2427
(7:30) Michael Ajayi misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:25) Nigel James Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(7:11) Nigel James Jr. misses driving layup.
(7:10) Marquette Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:02) Nigel James Jr. makes layup.
2627
+3 (6:38) Finley Bizjack makes 27-foot three point jumper (Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor assists).
2630
(6:20) Royce Parham misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:16) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor Defensive Rebound.
(5:57) Yame Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:54) Chase Ross Defensive Rebound.
(5:39) Nigel James Jr. traveling turnover.
(5:16) Finley Bizjack misses 10-foot jumper.
(5:14) Butler Offensive Rebound.
(5:12) Finley Bizjack misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:10) Royce Parham Defensive Rebound.
(4:42) Chase Ross misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:38) Royce Parham Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:38) Royce Parham makes 6-foot dunk.
2830
(4:37) Foul on Yame Butler.
(4:37) Royce Parham misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:36) Yohan Traore Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:20) Yohan Traore makes 1-foot dunk (Finley Bizjack assists).
2832
(4:06) Michael Phillips II misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:02) Yohan Traore Defensive Rebound.
(3:42) Foul on Michael Phillips II.
+1 (3:42) Yohan Traore makes free throw 1 of 2.
2833
(3:41) Yohan Traore misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:40) Royce Parham Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:28) Ben Gold makes layup (Michael Phillips II assists).
3033
+2 (3:09) Azavier Robinson makes driving layup.
3035
+2 (2:59) Royce Parham makes 7-foot jumper (Michael Phillips II assists).
3235
(2:38) Yohan Traore bad pass turnover.
(2:38) Chase Ross Steal.
(2:24) Chase Ross misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:20) Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.
(2:18) Foul on Nigel James Jr..
+1 (2:18) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 1 of 2.
3236
+1 (2:18) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 2 of 2.
3237
(2:04) Foul on Michael Ajayi.
+1 (2:04) Damarius Owens makes free throw 1 of 2.
3337
+1 (2:04) Damarius Owens makes free throw 2 of 2.
3437
(1:53) Finley Bizjack misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:50) Michael Ajayi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:47) Drayton Jones makes 6-foot dunk (Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor assists).
3439
(1:30) Chase Ross misses 12-foot jumper.
(1:30) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor Block.
(1:27) Drayton Jones Defensive Rebound.
(1:16) Finley Bizjack bad pass turnover.
(1:01) Royce Parham misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:58) Azavier Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(0:55) Azavier Robinson bad pass turnover.
(0:55) Royce Parham Steal.
(0:44) Damarius Owens misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:40) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:37) Finley Bizjack makes layup (Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor assists).
3441
(0:05) Foul on Azavier Robinson.
+1 (0:05) Royce Parham makes free throw 1 of 2.
3541
+1 (0:05) Royce Parham makes free throw 2 of 2.
3641
(0:00) Azavier Robinson misses layup.
(0:00) Butler Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MARQ

BUT

76Points87

31-63(49.2%)Field Goal(%)29-57(50.9%)

5-27(18.5%)3-Point(%)6-19(31.6%)

9-14(64.3%)Free Throw(%)23-31(74.2%)

33(13)Rebounds(Offensive)34(13)

16Assists18

9Steals11

4Blocks1

14Turnovers11

19(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

2Largest Lead13

Game Details

Friday, January 23, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Hinkle Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN

attendance: 8,033 (88.3%)

tv: FS1

spread: BUT -5.5

over/under: 161.5