Xavier Musketeers vs. Butler Bulldogs

Feb 21, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
XAV	28	47	75
BUT	47	33	80

Game Recap

Ajayi puts up 24 in Butler's 80-75 win against Xavier. Michael Ajayi had 24 points in Butler's 80-75 win against Xavier on Saturday.

Player Stats

XAVIER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Filip Borovicanin	30	1-7	0-3	2-2	10	2	0	1	0	4	4
24Jovan Milicevic	21	3-5	1-2	3-4	2	2	0	0	2	5	10
12Tre Carroll	38	10-19	4-7	0-0	7	4	1	1	1	1	24
3All Wright	21	3-7	2-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	3	8
1Malik Messina-Moore	35	7-12	2-6	4-5	5	2	1	1	1	1	20
22Pape N'Diaye	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Anthony Robinson	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
0Roddie Anderson III	21	2-6	0-3	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	1	4
7Isaiah Walker	26	2-6	1-5	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	5	5
TOTAL	-	28-6344.4%	10-3231.3%	9-1181.8%	30	13	3	4	6	21	75

BUTLER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor	21	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	3	2
5Michael Ajayi	35	11-21	1-3	1-4	9	2	0	1	1	1	24
13Drayton Jones	15	0-2	0-0	0-2	4	3	0	0	1	0	0
7Jamie Kaiser Jr.	32	2-5	1-2	2-2	8	2	1	0	0	2	7
11Finley Bizjack	38	4-12	1-3	9-10	3	2	0	0	0	0	18
0Jackson Keith	12	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2
21Yohan Traore	24	5-5	0-0	11-13	3	1	0	0	2	1	21
8Yame Butler	23	2-5	0-1	2-2	1	1	1	1	1	1	6

TOTAL	-	26-5547.3%	3-1127.3%	25-3375.8%	31	14	2	2	5	8	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfXAVBUT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Butler.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Xavier.
(19:43) Michael Ajayi misses layup.
(19:43) Filip Borovicanin Block.
(19:40) Michael Ajayi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:39) Michael Ajayi makes layup.
02
(19:05) team shot clock turnover .
(18:44) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:42) Tre Carroll Defensive Rebound.
(18:37) Foul on Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor.
(18:37) Jovan Milicevic misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:37) Xavier Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:37) Jovan Milicevic makes free throw 2 of 2.
12
+2 (18:19) Michael Ajayi makes 13-foot jumper.
14
+3 (18:05) All Wright makes 25-foot three pointer (Jovan Milicevic assists).
44
+3 (17:43) Michael Ajayi makes 29-foot three point jumper (Finley Bizjack assists).
47
(17:24) Jovan Milicevic bad pass turnover.
(17:09) Foul on All Wright.
+1 (17:09) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 1 of 2.
48
+1 (17:09) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 2 of 2.
49
(16:41) Tre Carroll misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:37) Filip Borovicanin Offensive Rebound.
(16:34) Filip Borovicanin misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:30) Tre Carroll Offensive Rebound.
+3 (16:29) Malik Messina-Moore makes 29-foot three point jumper (Tre Carroll assists).
79
(16:12) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(16:09) Malik Messina-Moore Defensive Rebound.
(16:02) Tre Carroll misses 11-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:59) Tre Carroll Offensive Rebound.
(15:57) All Wright misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(15:54) Yohan Traore Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:40) Michael Ajayi makes driving layup.
711
(15:21) Filip Borovicanin misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(15:18) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:03) Foul on Filip Borovicanin.
+1 (15:03) Yohan Traore makes free throw 1 of 2.
712
+1 (15:03) Yohan Traore makes free throw 2 of 2.
713
(14:50) Malik Messina-Moore bad pass turnover.
(14:50) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Steal.
+2 (14:38) Michael Ajayi makes driving layup.
715
+2 (14:22) Tre Carroll makes driving layup (Roddie Anderson III assists).
915
+2 (13:55) Yame Butler makes driving layup (Jamie Kaiser Jr. assists).
917
(13:39) Tre Carroll misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(13:37) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:29) Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes driving layup.
919
(13:13) Jovan Milicevic traveling turnover.
(12:49) Yame Butler misses driving layup.
(12:48) Butler Offensive Rebound.
(12:38) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:35) Jovan Milicevic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:20) Roddie Anderson III makes 17-foot jumper (Filip Borovicanin assists).
1119
(12:04) Foul on Anthony Robinson.
+1 (12:04) Yohan Traore makes free throw 1 of 2.
1120
+1 (12:04) Yohan Traore makes free throw 2 of 2.
1121
(11:47) Roddie Anderson III misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(11:44) Drayton Jones Defensive Rebound.
(11:29) Drayton Jones bad pass turnover.
(11:12) Malik Messina-Moore misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(11:09) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(11:05) Michael Ajayi misses driving layup.
(11:04) Roddie Anderson III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:49) Tre Carroll makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
1321
+2 (10:20) Finley Bizjack makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
1323
(10:08) Tre Carroll misses driving layup.
(10:06) Drayton Jones Defensive Rebound.
(9:48) Michael Ajayi misses 20-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:45) Drayton Jones Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:41) Yame Butler makes driving layup (Drayton Jones assists).
1325
+3 (9:22) Tre Carroll makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jovan Milicevic assists).
1625
+2 (8:48) Michael Ajayi makes layup.
1627
+2 (8:32) Tre Carroll makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
1827
(8:07) Michael Ajayi misses driving layup.
(8:07) Malik Messina-Moore Block.
(8:07) Butler Offensive Rebound.
(8:07) Foul on All Wright.
(8:01) Michael Ajayi bad pass turnover.
(8:01) Tre Carroll Steal.
(7:56) Tre Carroll bad pass turnover.
(7:56) Yame Butler Steal.
+2 (7:52) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Michael Ajayi assists).
1829
(7:34) Anthony Robinson misses layup.
(7:34) Michael Ajayi Block.
(7:31) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor Defensive Rebound.
(7:24) Michael Ajayi misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(7:20) Filip Borovicanin Defensive Rebound.
(7:12) Tre Carroll misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(7:09) Isaiah Walker Offensive Rebound.
(7:05) Filip Borovicanin misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:02) Isaiah Walker Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:01) Isaiah Walker makes layup.
2029
+2 (6:42) Jackson Keith makes layup (Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor assists).
2031
(6:28) Anthony Robinson bad pass turnover.
(5:59) Jackson Keith misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(5:57) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:57) team shot clock turnover .
(5:39) Jovan Milicevic misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(5:36) Jackson Keith Defensive Rebound.
(5:20) Foul on Roddie Anderson III.
+1 (5:20) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 1 of 2.
2032
+1 (5:20) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 2 of 2.
2033
(5:10) Isaiah Walker misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(5:07) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:03) Finley Bizjack makes 33-foot three point jumper (Jamie Kaiser Jr. assists).
2036
(4:53) Tre Carroll misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(4:51) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:36) Yohan Traore makes driving layup (Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor assists).
2038
(4:36) Foul on Jovan Milicevic.
+1 (4:36) Yohan Traore makes free throw 1 of 1.
2039
+2 (4:20) Jovan Milicevic makes layup (Roddie Anderson III assists).
2239
+2 (4:01) Yohan Traore makes 2-foot dunk (Finley Bizjack assists).
2241
(3:53) Jovan Milicevic misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:50) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(3:47) Foul on Jovan Milicevic.
+1 (3:47) Yohan Traore makes free throw 1 of 2.
2242
+1 (3:47) Yohan Traore makes free throw 2 of 2.
2243
(3:35) Foul on Michael Ajayi.
(3:20) Roddie Anderson III misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(3:16) Yame Butler Defensive Rebound.
(3:04) Yohan Traore bad pass turnover.
(3:04) Malik Messina-Moore Steal.
(2:57) Foul on Yame Butler.
+2 (2:46) Tre Carroll makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
2443
(2:27) Foul on Tre Carroll.
+1 (2:27) Yame Butler makes free throw 1 of 2.
2444
+1 (2:27) Yame Butler makes free throw 2 of 2.
2445
+2 (2:16) Malik Messina-Moore makes driving layup (Tre Carroll assists).
2645
(2:01) Isaiah Walker Defensive Rebound.
(2:01) Finley Bizjack misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(1:34) All Wright misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(1:31) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(1:24) Michael Ajayi misses driving layup.
(1:22) Malik Messina-Moore Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:16) Malik Messina-Moore makes driving layup.
2845
(0:56) Foul on Isaiah Walker.
+1 (0:56) Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
2846
+1 (0:56) Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
2847
(0:34) Isaiah Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:30) Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Finley Bizjack misses 8-foot pullup jump shot.
(0:00) Pape N'Diaye Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

XAV

BUT

75Points80

28-63(44.4%)Field Goal(%)26-55(47.3%)

10-32(31.3%)3-Point(%)3-11(27.3%)

9-11(81.8%)Free Throw(%)25-33(75.8%)

32(8)Rebounds(Offensive)35(8)

13Assists14

3Steals2

4Blocks2

7Turnovers6

21(0)Fouls(Technical)8(0)

0Largest Lead21

Game Details

Saturday, February 21, 2026 · 1:30 PM

Hinkle Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN

attendance: 9,100 (100%)

tv: TNT

spread: BUT -4.5

over/under: 159.5