Ajayi's double-double helps Butler edge Northwestern 61-58

— Michael Ajayi posted a 19-point, 20-rebound double-double as Butler held off Northwestern 61-58 on Saturday night in the Indy Classic.
Dec 20, 2025, 06:16 pm - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

0%
--NU
100%
--BUT

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Finley Bizjack misses 36-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Clayton misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Ajayi misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Arrinten Page misses alley oop dunk
  • Michael Ajayi misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Finley Bizjack misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Tre Singleton misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
  • Finley Bizjack misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Finley Bizjack misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jayden Reid makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Angelo Ciaravino misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Yohan Traore assists)
  • Angelo Ciaravino misses 7-foot floating jump shot
  • Tre Singleton misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Clayton misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes driving layup
  • Jayden Reid misses 9-foot floating jump shot
  • Justin Mullins misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Ajayi makes driving layup
  • Evan Haywood misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jayden Reid makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jayden Reid makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Michael Ajayi misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot
  • K.J. Windham makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Jake West assists)
  • Azavier Robinson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Ajayi makes layup
  • Jake West misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Azavier Robinson misses driving layup
  • Max Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Arrinten Page assists)
  • Drayton Jones misses 6-foot floating jump shot
  • Max Green makes driving layup (Arrinten Page assists)
  • Evan Haywood makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamie Kaiser Jr. assists)
  • Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Tre Singleton makes driving layup
  • Drayton Jones misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
  • Evan Haywood misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Evan Haywood makes driving layup
  • Evan Haywood makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Tyler Kropp makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot (Jordan Clayton assists)
  • Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes driving layup
  • Tyler Kropp misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper
  • Arrinten Page makes 1-foot dunk (Jayden Reid assists)
  • Michael Ajayi misses layup
  • Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Yame Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Yohan Traore assists)
  • Arrinten Page misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Jayden Reid makes driving layup (Arrinten Page assists)
  • Tyler Kropp misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Tyler Kropp makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • K.J. Windham misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Michael Ajayi misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Max Green misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jayden Reid misses driving layup
  • Jayden Reid misses 17-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Evan Haywood misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Drayton Jones makes 3-foot dunk (Finley Bizjack assists)
  • Arrinten Page misses driving layup
  • Michael Ajayi makes driving layup
  • Arrinten Page misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Finley Bizjack misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • K.J. Windham makes 28-foot three point jumper (Tre Singleton assists)
  • Michael Ajayi makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Michael Ajayi makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jayden Reid misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Tre Singleton misses driving layup
  • Finley Bizjack misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Tre Singleton misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Angelo Ciaravino makes 7-foot pullup jump shot (Jordan Clayton assists)
  • Finley Bizjack makes 28-foot three point jumper (Michael Ajayi assists)
  • Jordan Clayton misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes layup (Azavier Robinson assists)
  • Angelo Ciaravino misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Azavier Robinson makes driving layup
  • Arrinten Page makes 1-foot dunk (Angelo Ciaravino assists)
  • Azavier Robinson makes driving layup
  • Jayden Reid makes 24-foot three point jumper (Arrinten Page assists)
  • Michael Ajayi makes layup (Azavier Robinson assists)
  • Tre Singleton makes 22-foot jumper (Jayden Reid assists)
  • Michael Ajayi makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Max Green misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Finley Bizjack misses 9-foot floating jump shot
  • Max Green misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Tre Singleton makes layup
  • Michael Ajayi makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Max Green misses driving layup
  • Max Green misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • K.J. Windham misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jayden Reid makes driving layup (Max Green assists)
  • Jayden Reid makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor misses layup
  • Tyler Kropp makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Tyler Kropp makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Evan Haywood makes 23-foot three point jumper (Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor assists)
  • Max Green misses 11-foot floating jump shot
  • Jake West makes layup
  • Michael Ajayi misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • K.J. Windham misses 12-foot floating jump shot
  • Tyler Kropp misses driving layup
  • Michael Ajayi makes 2-foot dunk (Yame Butler assists)
  • Jake West misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Evan Haywood misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Arrinten Page misses driving layup
  • Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Angelo Ciaravino makes driving layup (Tre Singleton assists)
  • Angelo Ciaravino makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Evan Haywood misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Angelo Ciaravino makes driving layup (Jayden Reid assists)
  • Azavier Robinson misses layup
  • Angelo Ciaravino misses 3-foot hook shot
  • Finley Bizjack misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Ajayi makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Michael Ajayi misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Finley Bizjack makes 27-foot three point jumper (Michael Ajayi assists)
  • Jayden Reid misses 16-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Yame Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Clayton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jayden Reid assists)
  • Max Green makes driving layup (Jayden Reid assists)
  • Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor misses 6-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jayden Reid makes driving layup (Tre Singleton assists)
  • Drayton Jones misses 8-foot hook shot
  • Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Max Green misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
  • Evan Haywood misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jayden Reid misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Azavier Robinson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jayden Reid misses driving layup
  • Arrinten Page makes driving layup
  • Arrinten Page makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Evan Haywood misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Tre Singleton misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Ajayi makes layup (Drayton Jones assists)
  • Tre Singleton makes 21-foot jumper (Jayden Reid assists)
  • Evan Haywood makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Evan Haywood makes free throw 2 of 2
  • K.J. Windham misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Michael Ajayi misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jayden Reid misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
OpenSpreadTotalML
Northwestern WildcatsNUNU
(7-5)
(7-5, 1-1 Away)
o158.5
-112
+3.5
-102
o154.5
-105
+160
Butler BulldogsBUTBUT
(9-3)
(9-3, 6-1 Home)
-1.5
-115
-3.5
-118
u154.5
-115
-192
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