Butler Bulldogs vs. Providence Friars

Feb 4, 2026

FINAL / 2OT

Box Score

	1	2	OT	2OT	T
BUT	34	39	9	5	87
PROV	32	41	9	15	97

Game Recap

Sellers, Providence defeat Butler 97-87 in double overtime. Jaylin Sellers scored eight of his 36 points in double overtime and Providence beat Butler 97-87 on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

BUTLER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor	24	3-5	1-1	0-0	0	3	1	0	0	5	7
5Michael Ajayi	46	8-14	0-1	4-9	12	1	3	2	5	5	20
13Drayton Jones	26	0-2	0-0	4-8	10	0	0	0	1	2	4
7Jamie Kaiser Jr.	42	2-5	1-2	0-0	2	0	2	0	1	5	5
11Finley Bizjack	49	7-17	2-9	14-16	3	5	1	0	3	1	30
0Jackson Keith	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
21Yohan Traore	24	4-8	0-1	1-1	2	0	0	1	0	1	9
1Evan Haywood	25	3-11	2-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	5	8
3Ethan McComb	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8Yame Butler	10	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	3	4
TOTAL	-	29-6544.6%	6-2128.6%	23-3467.6%	31	10	7	3	10	28	87

PROVIDENCE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
55Oswin Erhunmwunse	34	3-7	0-0	0-3	10	1	1	0	0	5	6
5Jamier Jones	30	3-8	0-1	4-8	7	1	0	1	2	5	10
7Stefan Vaaks	37	4-15	2-11	10-12	2	3	1	0	3	3	20
11Ryan Mela	44	6-10	0-1	2-2	10	2	0	0	3	1	14
2Jaylin Sellers	42	11-20	6-12	8-10	6	2	3	0	1	2	36
13Cole Hargrove	26	2-2	0-0	1-3	2	1	0	0	0	2	5
31Duncan Powell	15	1-1	0-0	1-1	2	0	0	0	1	0	3
20Nilavan Daniels	22	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	4	3


TOTAL	-	31-6647.0%	9-2832.1%	26-3966.7%	40	11	6	1	10	22	97

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBUTPROV

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Butler.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Providence.
(19:45) Michael Ajayi misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(19:42) Ryan Mela Defensive Rebound.
(19:19) Jamier Jones misses driving layup.
(19:14) Oswin Erhunmwunse Offensive Rebound.
(19:14) Oswin Erhunmwunse misses tip in layup.
(19:13) Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.
(19:07) Finley Bizjack misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:05) Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:00) Jaylin Sellers makes 27-foot three point jumper.
03
(18:51) Foul on Ryan Mela.
(18:40) Foul on Stefan Vaaks.
+1 (18:40) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 1 of 2.
13
+1 (18:40) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 2 of 2.
23
(18:11) Stefan Vaaks misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:07) Oswin Erhunmwunse Offensive Rebound.
(18:06) Oswin Erhunmwunse misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(18:03) Ryan Mela Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:03) Ryan Mela makes 0-foot tip in layup.
25
(17:38) Foul on Stefan Vaaks.
+1 (17:38) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 1 of 2.
35
+1 (17:38) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 2 of 2.
45
(17:24) Foul on Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor.
(17:15) Ryan Mela misses layup.
(17:13) Drayton Jones Defensive Rebound.
(17:04) Foul on Jamier Jones.
+1 (17:04) Drayton Jones makes free throw 1 of 2.
55
(17:04) Drayton Jones misses free throw 2 of 2.
(17:02) Ryan Mela Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:48) Oswin Erhunmwunse makes 3-foot dunk (Jamier Jones assists).
57
(16:27) Michael Ajayi bad pass turnover.
(16:27) Oswin Erhunmwunse Steal.
(16:17) Jamier Jones misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(16:15) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(16:07) Finley Bizjack misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(16:03) Oswin Erhunmwunse Defensive Rebound.
(15:54) Jamier Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:51) Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.
(15:36) Drayton Jones misses layup.
(15:34) Ryan Mela Defensive Rebound.
(15:29) Oswin Erhunmwunse misses 7-foot hook shot.
(15:25) Drayton Jones Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:22) Finley Bizjack makes 23-foot three point jumper (Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor assists).
87
(14:49) Ryan Mela bad pass turnover.
(14:49) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Steal.
+3 (14:42) Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper.
117
+2 (14:19) Jamier Jones makes driving layup (Stefan Vaaks assists).
119
+2 (14:08) Michael Ajayi makes layup.
139
(13:53) Stefan Vaaks bad pass turnover.
(13:53) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Steal.
(13:47) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses driving layup.
(13:44) Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:40) Stefan Vaaks makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylin Sellers assists).
1312
+2 (13:09) Michael Ajayi makes 6-foot hook shot.
1512
(12:49) Oswin Erhunmwunse misses layup.
(12:46) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(12:39) Drayton Jones misses layup.
(12:37) Ryan Mela Defensive Rebound.
(12:27) Jaylin Sellers misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:23) Drayton Jones Defensive Rebound.
(12:16) Foul on Jamier Jones.
+2 (12:02) Yohan Traore makes layup.
1712
+3 (11:44) Jaylin Sellers makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nilavan Daniels assists).
1715
(11:25) Michael Ajayi bad pass turnover.
(11:25) Jaylin Sellers Steal.
+2 (11:16) Cole Hargrove makes layup (Ryan Mela assists).
1717
(10:53) Michael Ajayi misses driving layup.
(10:51) Michael Ajayi Offensive Rebound.
(10:48) Evan Haywood misses driving layup.
(10:47) Michael Ajayi Offensive Rebound.
(10:47) Foul on Cole Hargrove.
+1 (10:47) Michael Ajayi makes free throw 1 of 2.
1817
(10:47) Michael Ajayi misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:46) Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:33) Jaylin Sellers makes driving layup.
1819
(10:33) Foul on Jamie Kaiser Jr..
+1 (10:33) Jaylin Sellers makes free throw 1 of 1.
1820
(10:19) Evan Haywood misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:12) Duncan Powell Defensive Rebound.
(10:05) Ryan Mela traveling turnover.
(9:46) Foul on Nilavan Daniels.
+1 (9:46) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 1 of 2.
1920
+1 (9:46) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 2 of 2.
2020
(9:17) Stefan Vaaks misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:14) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(9:11) Michael Ajayi bad pass turnover.
(9:11) Nilavan Daniels Steal.
(9:01) Foul on Evan Haywood.
(8:47) Jamier Jones bad pass turnover.
(8:47) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor Steal.
+2 (8:43) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor makes 4-foot dunk.
2220
(8:15) Stefan Vaaks misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(8:11) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:03) Yohan Traore makes 2-foot dunk (Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor assists).
2420
(7:44) Foul on Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor.
+2 (7:38) Jamier Jones makes driving layup.
2422
(7:17) Evan Haywood misses driving layup.
(7:17) Providence Defensive Rebound.
(6:48) Foul on Yame Butler.
(6:48) Jamier Jones misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:48) Providence Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:48) Jamier Jones misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:46) Jamier Jones Offensive Rebound.
(6:43) Jamier Jones misses driving layup.
(6:43) Yohan Traore Block.
(6:37) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(6:34) Yame Butler misses driving layup.
(6:31) Yame Butler Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:29) Finley Bizjack makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
2622
(6:09) Ryan Mela misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:05) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(5:55) Yohan Traore misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:52) Oswin Erhunmwunse Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:46) Ryan Mela makes 3-foot floating jump shot.
2624
(5:14) Yohan Traore misses layup.
(5:14) Jamier Jones Block.
(5:11) Jamier Jones Defensive Rebound.
(5:05) Jamier Jones bad pass turnover.
(5:05) Michael Ajayi Steal.
(5:05) Michael Ajayi traveling turnover.
(4:51) Jaylin Sellers misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(4:50) Providence Offensive Rebound.
(4:50) Foul on Jackson Keith.
(4:43) Ryan Mela misses 8-foot pullup jump shot.
(4:39) Oswin Erhunmwunse Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:39) Oswin Erhunmwunse makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2626
(4:24) Finley Bizjack misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:20) Oswin Erhunmwunse Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:12) Ryan Mela makes layup.
2628
+2 (3:58) Yame Butler makes driving layup.
2828
(3:44) Nilavan Daniels misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:40) Butler Defensive Rebound.
(3:17) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:13) Drayton Jones Offensive Rebound.
(3:09) Foul on Nilavan Daniels.
+1 (3:09) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 1 of 2.
2928
+1 (3:09) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 2 of 2.
3028
(2:48) Jaylin Sellers misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(2:48) Michael Ajayi Block.
(2:43) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(2:42) Finley Bizjack misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(2:38) Drayton Jones Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:25) Michael Ajayi makes layup (Finley Bizjack assists).
3228
+2 (2:05) Ryan Mela makes driving layup.
3230
(1:45) Drayton Jones bad pass turnover.
(1:30) Nilavan Daniels misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:27) Stefan Vaaks Offensive Rebound.
(1:26) Jaylin Sellers misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:22) Ryan Mela Offensive Rebound.
(1:22) Ryan Mela out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (1:02) Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes 20-foot pullup jump shot.
3430
(0:33) Foul on Drayton Jones.
+1 (0:33) Stefan Vaaks makes free throw 1 of 2.
3431
+1 (0:33) Stefan Vaaks makes free throw 2 of 2.
3432
(0:07) Michael Ajayi misses driving layup.
(0:04) Oswin Erhunmwunse Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Stefan Vaaks misses 35-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(0:00) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

1st Overtime

2nd Overtime

Team Stats

BUT

PROV

87Points97

29-65(44.6%)Field Goal(%)31-66(47.0%)

6-21(28.6%)3-Point(%)9-28(32.1%)

23-34(67.6%)Free Throw(%)26-39(66.7%)

36(12)Rebounds(Offensive)46(16)

10Assists11

7Steals6

3Blocks1

10Turnovers10

28(0)Fouls(Technical)22(0)

7Largest Lead10

Game Details

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Amica Mutual Pavilion · Providence, RI

attendance: 8,152 (65.7%)

tv: Peacock

spread: PROV -2.5

over/under: 168.5