Xavier Musketeers at Butler Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ajayi puts up 24 in Butler's 80-75 win against Xavier
Ajayi also added nine rebounds for the Bulldogs (15-13, 6-11 Big East Conference). Yohan Traore shot 5 of 5 from the field and 11 for 13 from the line to add 21 points. Finley Bizjack shot 4 of 12 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 9 for 10 from the line to finish with 18 points.
Tre Carroll led the Musketeers (13-14, 5-11) in scoring, finishing with 24 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Malik Moore added 20 points for Xavier. Jovan Milicevic also had 10 points.
Butler went into the half ahead of Xavier 47-28. Ajayi put up 13 points in the half. Ajayi led Butler with 11 points in the second half as their team was outscored by 14 points over the final half but held on for the victory.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 75 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jackson Keith Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:05 | All Wright misses 28-foot three point jumper | 75 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor subbing in for Butler | 75 - 80 |
Statistics
 XAV |
 BUT |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-63 | FG | 26-55 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 10-32 | 3PT | 3-11 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 9-11 | FT | 25-33 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 13 | Assists | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 21 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 21 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 98 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 9,100 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 25-6 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 27-4 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-7 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 20-11 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 15-16 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-15 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-15 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 14-17 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 14-17 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 14-17 |