Providence Friars vs. Butler Bulldogs

Mar 11, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
PROV	40	51	91
BUT	42	39	81

Game Recap

Providence defeats Butler 91-81 in Big East Conference Tournament. Stefan Vaaks had 28 points in Providence's 91-81 victory against Butler on Wednesday in the Big East Conference Tournament.

Player Stats

PROVIDENCE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
55Oswin Erhunmwunse	26	2-2	0-0	0-0	7	2	0	1	0	3	4
5Jamier Jones	30	4-7	0-1	2-4	5	2	0	1	2	4	10
7Stefan Vaaks	37	9-16	8-13	2-2	1	3	0	0	1	0	28
11Ryan Mela	36	10-14	2-4	1-1	9	5	0	1	2	1	23
2Jaylin Sellers	36	8-22	3-7	4-6	7	4	3	0	1	4	23
17Peteris Pinnis	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Cole Hargrove	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	2	0
20Nilavan Daniels	10	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	2	3
14Corey Floyd Jr.	11	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	2	2	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	34-6552.3%	14-2751.9%	9-1369.2%	33	21	5	3	9	16	91

BUTLER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor	25	5-9	0-0	0-0	2	3	0	2	0	0	10
5Michael Ajayi	34	7-17	0-2	7-8	11	4	1	0	2	4	21
13Drayton Jones	20	4-4	0-0	1-1	3	2	0	0	2	2	9
7Jamie Kaiser Jr.	29	1-5	1-3	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	4	5
11Finley Bizjack	39	5-15	3-7	4-6	2	5	1	0	2	1	17
0Jackson Keith	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
21Yohan Traore	19	3-6	0-1	2-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	8
1Evan Haywood	20	2-6	1-4	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	3	5
8Yame Butler	7	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4
TOTAL	-	30-6546.2%	5-1729.4%	16-2176.2%	25	16	4	2	8	14	81

Play-by-Play

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1st halfPROVBUT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Providence.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Butler.
+2 (19:45) Jaylin Sellers makes layup (Oswin Erhunmwunse assists).
20
(19:30) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses layup.
(19:28) Ryan Mela Defensive Rebound.
(19:24) Jaylin Sellers misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(19:22) Butler Defensive Rebound.
(19:08) Michael Ajayi misses layup.
(19:07) Butler Offensive Rebound.
(19:00) Michael Ajayi misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:57) Butler Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:46) Michael Ajayi makes 5-foot floating jump shot (Jamie Kaiser Jr. assists).
22
(18:37) Jaylin Sellers misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:33) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:27) Drayton Jones makes layup.
24
(18:27) Foul on Oswin Erhunmwunse.
+1 (18:27) Drayton Jones makes free throw 1 of 1.
25
(18:08) Ryan Mela misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(18:03) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(17:47) Finley Bizjack misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(17:44) Ryan Mela Defensive Rebound.
(17:39) Ryan Mela misses 8-foot hook shot.
(17:36) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:32) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor makes driving layup.
27
(17:15) Stefan Vaaks misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:12) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:05) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor makes 1-foot dunk.
29
(16:39) Jaylin Sellers misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:37) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:30) Michael Ajayi makes layup.
211
(16:06) Jamier Jones misses driving layup.
(16:04) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:50) Finley Bizjack makes 12-foot jumper.
213
(15:25) Jaylin Sellers misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(15:23) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:19) Michael Ajayi makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
215
+3 (15:02) Stefan Vaaks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ryan Mela assists).
515
(14:43) Foul on Jamier Jones.
+1 (14:43) Michael Ajayi makes free throw 1 of 2.
516
+1 (14:43) Michael Ajayi makes free throw 2 of 2.
517
(14:20) Jaylin Sellers misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:17) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(13:54) Michael Ajayi bad pass turnover.
(13:54) Corey Floyd Jr. Steal.
+2 (13:49) Jamier Jones makes 2-foot dunk (Corey Floyd Jr. assists).
717
(13:27) Finley Bizjack bad pass turnover.
(13:27) Corey Floyd Jr. Steal.
(13:21) Jamier Jones bad pass turnover.
(13:09) Evan Haywood misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:06) Corey Floyd Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:01) Jamier Jones makes driving layup (Corey Floyd Jr. assists).
917
(12:43) Yame Butler bad pass turnover.
(12:25) Corey Floyd Jr. misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:22) Yohan Traore Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:07) Yame Butler makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
919
(11:46) Stefan Vaaks misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:43) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:38) Michael Ajayi makes 10-foot jumper.
921
(11:38) Foul on Cole Hargrove.
+1 (11:38) Michael Ajayi makes free throw 1 of 1.
922
(11:09) Corey Floyd Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:06) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:55) Finley Bizjack makes 27-foot three point jumper (Michael Ajayi assists).
925
(10:33) Jaylin Sellers bad pass turnover.
(10:33) Evan Haywood Steal.
(10:26) Finley Bizjack misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(10:23) Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:07) Jamier Jones makes layup (Ryan Mela assists).
1125
+2 (9:55) Yame Butler makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
1127
+3 (9:44) Stefan Vaaks makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylin Sellers assists).
1427
+2 (9:25) Jackson Keith makes layup (Yohan Traore assists).
1429
+2 (9:12) Ryan Mela makes driving layup.
1629
(8:59) Yohan Traore misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:56) Oswin Erhunmwunse Defensive Rebound.
(8:47) Foul on Evan Haywood.
(8:47) Jamier Jones misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:47) Providence Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:47) Jamier Jones misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:45) Jackson Keith Defensive Rebound.
(8:22) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor misses layup.
(8:19) Ryan Mela Defensive Rebound.
(8:14) Jamier Jones bad pass turnover.
(8:14) Finley Bizjack Steal.
(8:04) Finley Bizjack misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(8:04) Ryan Mela Block.
(8:03) Jamier Jones Defensive Rebound.
(8:03) Foul on Finley Bizjack.
(7:46) Stefan Vaaks misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(7:43) Jackson Keith Defensive Rebound.
(7:19) Foul on Drayton Jones.
(7:19) Drayton Jones turnover.
+3 (7:04) Nilavan Daniels makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryan Mela assists).
1929
(6:41) Drayton Jones bad pass turnover.
(6:41) Jaylin Sellers Steal.
(6:34) Ryan Mela misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:31) Providence Offensive Rebound.
(6:21) Jaylin Sellers misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(6:18) Oswin Erhunmwunse Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:12) Jaylin Sellers makes 7-foot jumper (Nilavan Daniels assists).
2129
(5:58) Michael Ajayi traveling turnover.
+3 (5:47) Stefan Vaaks makes 23-foot three pointer (Nilavan Daniels assists).
2429
(5:26) Foul on Oswin Erhunmwunse.
+1 (5:26) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 1 of 2.
2430
+1 (5:26) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 2 of 2.
2431
+3 (5:13) Stefan Vaaks makes 27-foot three pointer.
2731
+2 (4:53) Michael Ajayi makes layup (Drayton Jones assists).
2733
(4:53) Foul on Ryan Mela.
+1 (4:53) Michael Ajayi makes free throw 1 of 1.
2734
+2 (4:37) Stefan Vaaks makes driving layup (Cole Hargrove assists).
2934
(4:13) Michael Ajayi misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:09) Cole Hargrove Defensive Rebound.
(4:06) Stefan Vaaks misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(4:04) Butler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:53) Yohan Traore makes 2-foot dunk (Michael Ajayi assists).
2936
+2 (3:34) Ryan Mela makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
3136
(3:08) Yohan Traore misses 6-foot hook shot.
(3:05) Jamier Jones Defensive Rebound.
(2:58) Foul on Michael Ajayi.
+1 (2:58) Jamier Jones makes free throw 1 of 2.
3236
+1 (2:58) Jamier Jones makes free throw 2 of 2.
3336
+2 (2:42) Michael Ajayi makes driving layup (Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor assists).
3338
(2:28) Ryan Mela traveling turnover.
(2:17) Finley Bizjack misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:14) Cole Hargrove Defensive Rebound.
(2:13) Butler Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Butler retains its timeout.
(2:13) Cole Hargrove bad pass turnover.
(2:10) Finley Bizjack bad pass turnover.
(2:10) Jaylin Sellers Steal.
+2 (2:06) Ryan Mela makes 0-foot dunk (Jaylin Sellers assists).
3538
(1:47) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor misses driving layup.
(1:44) Ryan Mela Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:39) Ryan Mela makes 4-foot hook shot.
3738
(1:39) Foul on Jamie Kaiser Jr..
+1 (1:39) Ryan Mela makes free throw 1 of 1.
3838
(1:19) Foul on Cole Hargrove.
(1:19) Yohan Traore misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:19) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:19) Yohan Traore makes free throw 2 of 2.
3839
(1:05) Jaylin Sellers misses 10-foot jumper.
(1:02) Providence Offensive Rebound.
(0:57) Cole Hargrove bad pass turnover.
(0:57) Michael Ajayi Steal.
+2 (0:51) Yohan Traore makes layup (Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor assists).
3841
(0:51) Foul on Nilavan Daniels.
+1 (0:51) Yohan Traore makes free throw 1 of 1.
3842
(0:30) Peteris Pinnis misses layup.
(0:28) Jamier Jones Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:23) Ryan Mela makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Jamier Jones assists).
4042
(0:03) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor misses dunk.
(0:01) Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Jaylin Sellers misses layup.
(0:00) Evan Haywood Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

PROV

BUT

91Points81

34-65(52.3%)Field Goal(%)30-65(46.2%)

14-27(51.9%)3-Point(%)5-17(29.4%)

9-13(69.2%)Free Throw(%)16-21(76.2%)

37(9)Rebounds(Offensive)33(9)

21Assists16

5Steals4

3Blocks2

9Turnovers8

16(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

12Largest Lead16

Game Details

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Hinkle Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN

capacity: 9,100

tv: Peacock

spread: PROV -1.5

over/under: 162.5