Butler Bulldogs vs. St. John's Red Storm

Jan 28, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BUT	29	41	70
SJU	43	49	92

Game Recap

No. 25 St. John's routs Butler 92-70 for 7th straight win. Dillon Mitchell had 14 points and 13 rebounds as No. 25 St. John's blew out Butler 92-70 on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden for its seventh consecutive victory.

Player Stats

BUTLER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Michael Ajayi	34	6-16	0-2	7-12	11	2	0	1	2	2	19
13Drayton Jones	19	1-2	0-0	2-6	5	0	0	0	1	2	4
23Azavier Robinson	20	2-5	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	2	5	6
7Jamie Kaiser Jr.	24	5-9	2-4	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	1	12
11Finley Bizjack	34	4-6	1-2	2-4	1	1	1	0	1	2	11
4Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor	6	0-1	0-0	0-2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
0Jackson Keith	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
21Yohan Traore	21	0-2	0-1	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	2	1
1Evan Haywood	24	4-9	4-7	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	2	12
8Yame Butler	15	1-4	0-0	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	3

TOTAL	-	24-5543.6%	7-1643.8%	15-3050.0%	27	9	3	1	6	17	70

ST. JOHN'S	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Dillon Mitchell	36	7-13	0-1	0-1	13	4	0	3	0	2	14
24Zuby Ejiofor	28	6-9	0-0	3-3	6	5	0	3	2	3	15
23Bryce Hopkins	23	4-6	0-1	0-0	5	1	1	0	1	2	8
4Oziyah Sellers	24	3-7	1-4	2-2	2	2	0	0	0	2	9
11Ian Jackson	25	5-11	3-6	5-5	5	3	0	0	1	1	18
17Ruben Prey	12	2-3	0-0	1-2	3	0	1	1	1	2	5
2Sadiku Ibine Ayo	8	3-3	2-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	8
5Kelvin Odih	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0
31Lefteris Liotopoulos	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
3Joson Sanon	19	5-7	3-3	0-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	13
0Dylan Darling	15	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	2
TOTAL	-	36-6456.3%	9-2045.0%	11-1478.6%	39	17	2	8	5	20	92

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBUTSJU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by St. John's.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Butler.
(19:39) Bryce Hopkins misses layup.
(19:36) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(19:18) Drayton Jones traveling turnover.
(19:03) Ian Jackson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(19:00) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:59) Zuby Ejiofor makes layup.
02
(18:31) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses driving layup.
(18:31) Zuby Ejiofor Block.
(18:29) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
(18:19) Oziyah Sellers misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:16) Drayton Jones Defensive Rebound.
(18:00) Azavier Robinson misses driving layup.
(17:58) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:56) Dillon Mitchell makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Bryce Hopkins assists).
04
(17:24) Azavier Robinson misses driving layup.
(17:22) Oziyah Sellers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:16) Zuby Ejiofor makes layup (Oziyah Sellers assists).
06
+2 (16:54) Michael Ajayi makes layup.
26
+2 (16:38) Ian Jackson makes driving layup (Dillon Mitchell assists).
28
(16:18) Michael Ajayi traveling turnover.
(16:08) Ian Jackson misses 18-foot step back jumpshot.
(16:07) Bryce Hopkins Offensive Rebound.
(16:07) Foul on Azavier Robinson.
(15:56) Dillon Mitchell misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(15:54) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:41) Azavier Robinson bad pass turnover.
(15:41) Bryce Hopkins Steal.
+2 (15:38) Bryce Hopkins makes 1-foot dunk.
210
(15:15) Michael Ajayi misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:12) Ian Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(14:58) Dillon Mitchell misses layup.
(14:58) Michael Ajayi Block.
(14:55) Dillon Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
(14:54) Dillon Mitchell misses layup.
(14:54) Dillon Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
(14:54) Dillon Mitchell misses tip in layup.
(14:54) St. John's Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:50) Dillon Mitchell makes 3-foot dunk.
212
(14:47) Foul on Ian Jackson.
+3 (14:19) Evan Haywood makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
512
+2 (13:58) Bryce Hopkins makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot (Zuby Ejiofor assists).
514
(13:27) Michael Ajayi misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(13:25) Ian Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(13:19) Ian Jackson misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(13:15) Yohan Traore Defensive Rebound.
(13:12) Finley Bizjack misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(13:11) St. John's Defensive Rebound.
(12:53) Foul on Michael Ajayi.
+2 (12:44) Dillon Mitchell makes driving layup.
516
(12:21) Yohan Traore misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:18) Joson Sanon Defensive Rebound.
(12:06) Dillon Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:04) Bryce Hopkins Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:59) Bryce Hopkins makes layup.
518
(11:34) Foul on Bryce Hopkins.
+1 (11:34) Yame Butler makes free throw 1 of 2.
618
(11:33) Yame Butler misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:32) Ruben Prey Defensive Rebound.
(11:18) Joson Sanon misses 12-foot jumper.
(11:14) Dillon Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:11) Joson Sanon makes driving layup (Dylan Darling assists).
620
(10:48) Foul on Kelvin Odih.
(10:44) Evan Haywood misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:39) Michael Ajayi Offensive Rebound.
(10:28) Evan Haywood misses 17-foot turnaround jump shot.
(10:26) Drayton Jones Offensive Rebound.
(10:22) Foul on Kelvin Odih.
(10:13) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses layup.
(10:13) Dillon Mitchell Block.
(10:11) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(10:05) Ruben Prey misses 10-foot hook shot.
(10:03) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:58) Evan Haywood makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamie Kaiser Jr. assists).
920
(9:46) Bryce Hopkins misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:43) Yame Butler Defensive Rebound.
(9:38) Yame Butler misses driving layup.
(9:38) Ruben Prey Block.
(9:35) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:35) Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes driving layup.
1120
+2 (9:23) Dylan Darling makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
1122
+2 (9:05) Michael Ajayi makes 2-foot dunk.
1322
(8:50) Foul on Evan Haywood.
+2 (8:45) Ruben Prey makes 12-foot hook shot.
1324
(8:16) Michael Ajayi misses driving layup.
(8:13) Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
(8:12) Bryce Hopkins bad pass turnover.
+3 (8:01) Evan Haywood makes 25-foot three pointer.
1624
(7:41) Foul on Yohan Traore.
+2 (7:35) Dillon Mitchell makes 3-foot dunk (Zuby Ejiofor assists).
1626
(7:15) Foul on Dillon Mitchell.
+1 (7:15) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 1 of 3.
1726
+1 (7:15) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 2 of 3.
1826
(7:14) Finley Bizjack misses free throw 3 of 3.
(7:12) Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
(7:00) Oziyah Sellers misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:57) Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.
(6:51) Michael Ajayi misses driving layup.
(6:49) Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:37) Dillon Mitchell makes layup (Zuby Ejiofor assists).
1828
(6:12) Evan Haywood misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:09) Michael Ajayi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:09) Michael Ajayi makes layup.
2028
(5:47) Dylan Darling misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:45) Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.
(5:45) Zuby Ejiofor traveling turnover.
(5:26) Foul on Bryce Hopkins.
+1 (5:26) Michael Ajayi makes free throw 1 of 2.
2128
(5:26) Michael Ajayi misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:24) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(5:07) Ian Jackson misses 17-foot step back jumpshot.
(5:03) Azavier Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(4:54) Michael Ajayi misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:52) Ian Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(4:41) Zuby Ejiofor misses 11-foot hook shot.
(4:38) Yohan Traore Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:28) Azavier Robinson makes driving layup.
2328
+3 (4:11) Sadiku Ibine Ayo makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ian Jackson assists).
2331
+2 (3:49) Michael Ajayi makes 12-foot pullup jump shot.
2531
+3 (3:30) Oziyah Sellers makes 28-foot three pointer.
2534
(3:04) Michael Ajayi misses layup.
(3:04) Zuby Ejiofor Block.
(3:04) Michael Ajayi Offensive Rebound.
(3:03) Finley Bizjack bad pass turnover.
(2:43) Foul on Michael Ajayi.
+3 (2:38) Ian Jackson makes 24-foot three pointer.
2537
+3 (2:11) Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Yame Butler assists).
2837
+3 (1:49) Ian Jackson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zuby Ejiofor assists).
2840
(1:23) Drayton Jones misses 13-foot jumper.
(1:23) Dillon Mitchell Block.
(1:23) Butler Offensive Rebound.
(1:16) Foul on Zuby Ejiofor.
+1 (1:16) Drayton Jones makes free throw 1 of 2.
2940
(1:16) Drayton Jones misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:14) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:54) Joson Sanon makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ian Jackson assists).
2943
(0:22) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(0:18) Ian Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(0:08) Foul on Jamie Kaiser Jr..
(0:01) Ian Jackson misses driving layup.
(0:00) Dillon Mitchell Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BUT

SJU

70Points92

24-55(43.6%)Field Goal(%)36-64(56.3%)

7-16(43.8%)3-Point(%)9-20(45.0%)

15-30(50.0%)Free Throw(%)11-14(78.6%)

31(13)Rebounds(Offensive)41(13)

9Assists17

3Steals2

1Blocks8

6Turnovers5

17(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

0Largest Lead29

Game Details

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Carnesecca Arena · Queens, NY

attendance: 14,361 (256.4%)

tv: Peacock

spread: SJU -12.5

over/under: 158.5