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Bizjack scores 22, Butler beats Chicago State 98-66

AP
Nov 11, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Finley Bizjack had 22 points in Butler Bulldogs's 98-66 win against Chicago State Cougars on Tuesday.

Bizjack had six assists for the Bulldogs (3-0). Jamie Kaiser Jr. scored 16 points, shooting 5 for 9 (4 for 8 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line. Evan Haywood shot 4 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points.

The Cougars (0-3) were led in scoring by Marcus Tankersley, who finished with 24 points and two steals. CJ Ray added 12 points for Chicago State. Braelon Bush also had six points and two steals.

Butler took the lead with 18:59 left in the first half and did not trail again. Bizjack led his team in scoring with 18 points in the first half to help put them up 57-30 at the break. Butler outscored Chicago State in the second half by five points, with Michael Ajayi scoring a team-high eight points after halftime.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
CHST
Cougars
30
BUT
Bulldogs
57

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Braelon Bush vs. Drayton Jones (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:46		Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot
19:44		Jalen Jackson offensive rebound
19:44	+3	Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot (Jalen Jackson assists)	0-3
19:19	+3	Braelon Bush makes three point jump shot (Marcus Tankersley assists)	3-3
18:59	+3	Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot (Jalen Jackson assists)	3-6
18:27		Braelon Bush misses three point jump shot
18:25		Bulldogs defensive rebound
18:11		Stephen Byard shooting foul (Jamie Kaiser Jr. draws the foul)
18:11		Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:11	+1	Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-7
17:56		Stephen Byard misses two point jump shot
17:54		Jamie Kaiser Jr. defensive rebound
17:50		Deshawn Jean-Charles personal foul
17:46	+3	Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes three point jump shot (Michael Ajayi assists)	3-10
17:21		Dailliss Cox offensive foul
17:21		Dailliss Cox turnover (offensive foul)
17:14	+3	Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot (Jalen Jackson assists)	3-13
16:59		Braelon Bush misses two point layup
16:57		Jamie Kaiser Jr. defensive rebound
16:51	+3	Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot (Jamie Kaiser Jr. assists)	3-16
16:44		Cougars 30 second timeout
16:23	+2	Marcus Tankersley makes two point jump shot (Stephen Byard assists)	5-16
16:07		Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot
16:05		Deshawn Jean-Charles defensive rebound
15:52		Michael Ajayi blocks Stephen Byard's two point layup
15:50		Deshawn Jean-Charles offensive rebound
15:43		Michael Ajayi shooting foul (Deshawn Jean-Charles draws the foul)
15:43		TV timeout
15:43	+1	Deshawn Jean-Charles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-16
15:43	+1	Deshawn Jean-Charles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-16
15:43		CJ Ray personal foul
15:43		Michael Ajayi misses two point layup
15:41		Yohan Traore offensive rebound
15:41	+2	Yohan Traore makes two point layup	7-18
15:41		CJ Ray shooting foul (Yohan Traore draws the foul)
15:41		Yohan Traore misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:41		Stephen Byard defensive rebound
15:13		Michael Ajayi blocks Deshawn Jean-Charles's two point layup
15:11		Cougars offensive rebound
15:11		Marcus Tankersley misses two point layup
15:09		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
15:07		Azavier Robinson turnover (bad pass) (CJ Ray steals)
15:04		Joseph Owens turnover (bad pass) (Yohan Traore steals)
14:58	+3	Evan Haywood makes three point jump shot (Michael Ajayi assists)	7-21
14:27		Joseph Owens turnover (traveling)
14:18	+3	Evan Haywood makes three point jump shot (Yame Butler assists)	7-24
13:58		Lionel Larvadain III turnover (lost ball) (Yame Butler steals)
13:50		Yame Butler misses two point layup
13:48		Daniel Zatsepin defensive rebound
13:21		Cougars turnover (shot clock violation)
13:08		Yame Butler turnover (bad pass)
12:54		Stephen Byard turnover (lost ball) (Jackson Keith steals)
12:40		Dailliss Cox shooting foul (Drayton Jones draws the foul)
12:40	+1	Drayton Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-25
12:40	+1	Drayton Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-26
12:25		Jamie Kaiser Jr. personal foul
12:17		Stephen Byard misses two point jump shot
12:15		Drayton Jones defensive rebound
12:10		Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:08		Corey Sands defensive rebound
11:50		Marcus Tankersley misses two point jump shot
11:48		Dailliss Cox personal foul (Jackson Keith draws the foul)
11:48		TV timeout
11:48	+1	Jackson Keith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-27
11:48		Jackson Keith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:48		Marcus Tankersley defensive rebound
11:39		Stephen Byard offensive foul
11:39		Stephen Byard turnover (offensive foul)
11:29		Finley Bizjack turnover (bad pass) (Braelon Bush steals)
11:22		Braelon Bush misses two point layup
11:20		Jalen Jackson defensive rebound
11:12		Jalen Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Stephen Byard steals)
10:55	+2	Stephen Byard makes two point jump shot	9-27
10:40		Jalen Jackson misses two point layup
10:38		Corey Sands defensive rebound
10:31		Corey Sands misses two point jump shot
10:29		Drayton Jones defensive rebound
10:19	+3	Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes three point jump shot (Finley Bizjack assists)	9-30
9:41		Braelon Bush misses two point layup
9:39		Jackson Keith defensive rebound
9:35		Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot
9:33		Marcus Tankersley defensive rebound
9:14		Jalen Jackson blocks Marcus Tankersley's two point jump shot
9:12		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
9:04		Jalen Jackson misses two point layup
9:02		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
8:58		Michael Ajayi misses two point layup
8:56		Corey Sands defensive rebound
8:47	+2	Marcus Tankersley makes two point jump shot (Corey Sands assists)	11-30
8:36	+3	Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot (Jalen Jackson assists)	11-33
8:09	+3	CJ Ray makes three point jump shot (Lionel Larvadain III assists)	14-33
7:52	+3	Jack McCaffery makes three point jump shot (Michael Ajayi assists)	14-36
7:30		Jamie Kaiser Jr. blocks Marcus Tankersley's two point layup
7:28		Cougars offensive rebound
7:28		TV timeout
7:20		Braelon Bush turnover (bad pass) (Azavier Robinson steals)
7:20		Marcus Tankersley personal foul (Azavier Robinson draws the foul)
7:20	+1	Azavier Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-37
7:20		Azavier Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:20		Braelon Bush defensive rebound
7:05		Braelon Bush misses three point jump shot
7:03		Deshawn Jean-Charles offensive rebound
6:57	+2	Marcus Tankersley makes two point layup (Deshawn Jean-Charles assists)	16-37
6:44		Azavier Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Braelon Bush steals)
6:35	+3	CJ Ray makes three point jump shot (Braelon Bush assists)	19-37
6:18		Jack McCaffery misses three point jump shot
6:16		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
6:10	+3	Azavier Robinson makes three point jump shot (Finley Bizjack assists)	19-40
5:41	+2	CJ Ray makes two point jump shot	21-40
5:29		Jack McCaffery offensive foul
5:29		Jack McCaffery turnover (offensive foul)
5:17		Marcus Tankersley misses two point jump shot
5:15		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
5:09		Deshawn Jean-Charles shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
5:09	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-41
5:09	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-42
4:54		Braelon Bush turnover (lost ball) (Azavier Robinson steals)
4:51	+2	Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes two point layup (Azavier Robinson assists)	21-44
4:51		CJ Ray shooting foul (Jamie Kaiser Jr. draws the foul)
4:51	+1	Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-45
4:21	+2	Marcus Tankersley makes two point layup	23-45
4:08		Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:06		Yame Butler offensive rebound
4:01	+2	Yame Butler makes two point jump shot	23-47
3:39		CJ Ray misses three point jump shot
3:37		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
3:29	+3	Yame Butler makes three point jump shot (Jamie Kaiser Jr. assists)	23-50
3:00	+2	Marcus Tankersley makes two point jump shot	25-50
2:39	+3	Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes three point jump shot (Finley Bizjack assists)	25-53
2:18		Jamie Kaiser Jr. personal foul
2:18		TV timeout
2:13		Daniel Zatsepin offensive foul
2:13		Daniel Zatsepin turnover (offensive foul)
2:07		Lionel Larvadain III personal foul (Yame Butler draws the foul)
2:07		Yame Butler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:07	+1	Yame Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-54
1:39		Lionel Larvadain III misses three point jump shot
1:37		Bulldogs defensive rebound
1:17		Jack McCaffery turnover (bad pass)
0:58	+3	Daniel Zatsepin makes three point jump shot (Lionel Larvadain III assists)	28-54
0:42		Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot
0:40		Lionel Larvadain III defensive rebound
0:30		Jackson Keith personal foul
0:25		Finley Bizjack personal foul
0:15	+2	Lionel Larvadain III makes two point layup	30-54
0:01		Stephen Byard shooting foul (Finley Bizjack draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Finley Bizjack makes regular free throw 1 of 3	30-55
0:01	+1	Finley Bizjack makes regular free throw 2 of 3	30-56
0:01	+1	Finley Bizjack makes regular free throw 3 of 3	30-57
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CHST
Cougars
36
BUT
Bulldogs
41

Time		Play	Score
19:49		CJ Ray turnover (bad pass)
19:27		Finley Bizjack turnover (bad pass)
19:00	+2	Dailliss Cox makes two point jump shot	32-57
18:50	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point layup	32-59
18:27	+2	Marcus Tankersley makes two point layup	34-59
18:18		Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:16		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
18:12	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point layup	34-61
17:47	+2	CJ Ray makes two point jump shot	36-61
17:34		Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot
17:30		CJ Ray personal foul
17:11	+2	Azavier Robinson makes two point layup (Michael Ajayi assists)	36-63
16:59		Marcus Tankersley misses two point jump shot
16:57		Finley Bizjack defensive rebound
16:49	+3	Azavier Robinson makes three point jump shot (Finley Bizjack assists)	36-66
16:16	+2	Marcus Tankersley makes two point layup	38-66
15:57	+2	Drayton Jones makes two point layup (Finley Bizjack assists)	38-68
15:57		Daniel Zatsepin shooting foul (Drayton Jones draws the foul)
15:57		TV timeout
15:57	+1	Drayton Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-69
15:44		Finley Bizjack personal foul
15:36	+2	Braelon Bush makes two point layup	40-69
15:36		Finley Bizjack shooting foul (Braelon Bush draws the foul)
15:36	+1	Braelon Bush makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-69
15:24		Michael Ajayi turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Tankersley steals)
15:21	+2	Marcus Tankersley makes two point layup	43-69
15:07		Malek Robinson personal foul
14:59	+3	Evan Haywood makes three point jump shot (Yame Butler assists)	43-72
14:47		Malek Robinson misses two point layup
14:45		Dailliss Cox offensive rebound
14:44		Yohan Traore shooting foul (Dailliss Cox draws the foul)
14:44	+1	Dailliss Cox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-72
14:44	+1	Dailliss Cox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-72
14:41		Yohan Traore turnover (bad pass) (Malek Robinson steals)
14:38		Yame Butler shooting foul (Malek Robinson draws the foul)
14:38	+1	Malek Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-72
14:38		Malek Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:38		Yohan Traore defensive rebound
14:25		Azavier Robinson turnover (lost ball) (Malek Robinson steals)
14:25		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
14:25		TV timeout
14:04		Stephen Byard turnover (lost ball) (Azavier Robinson steals)
14:00		Marcus Tankersley personal foul
13:58		Evan Haywood misses three point jump shot
13:56		Daniel Zatsepin defensive rebound
13:51	+2	Stephen Byard makes two point dunk (Daniel Zatsepin assists)	48-72
13:35	+3	Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes three point jump shot (Azavier Robinson assists)	48-75
13:22		Azavier Robinson personal foul
13:13	+2	Daniel Zatsepin makes two point layup (Malek Robinson assists)	50-75
13:00		Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:58		Marcus Tankersley defensive rebound
12:48		Corey Sands misses two point jump shot
12:46		Finley Bizjack defensive rebound
12:28	+2	Yohan Traore makes two point layup (Finley Bizjack assists)	50-77
12:14		Azavier Robinson personal foul
12:02		Marcus Tankersley turnover (lost ball) (Jack McCaffery steals)
12:00		Malek Robinson personal foul
12:00		TV timeout
11:49		Jack McCaffery misses three point jump shot
11:47		Drayton Jones offensive rebound
11:43		Stephen Byard shooting foul (Jack McCaffery draws the foul)
11:43		Jack McCaffery misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:43	+1	Jack McCaffery makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-78
11:26	+2	Marcus Tankersley makes two point layup	52-78
11:14		Finley Bizjack turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Tankersley steals)
11:09		Malek Robinson misses two point layup
11:07		Bulldogs defensive rebound
11:07		Lionel Larvadain III personal foul (Yame Butler draws the foul)
11:07	+1	Yame Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-79
11:07	+1	Yame Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-80
10:47	+2	Marcus Tankersley makes two point jump shot	54-80
10:32		Jackson Keith misses three point jump shot
10:30		Stephen Byard personal foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
10:30		Michael Ajayi misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:30		Drayton Jones offensive rebound
10:26	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point layup (Drayton Jones assists)	54-82
10:03		Marcus Tankersley misses two point jump shot
10:01		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
9:55		Corey Sands personal foul (Finley Bizjack draws the foul)
9:55		Finley Bizjack misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:55		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
9:52	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point layup	54-84
9:24		Dailliss Cox misses two point jump shot
9:22		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
9:07		Drayton Jones misses two point jump shot
9:05		Drayton Jones offensive rebound
9:01	+2	Finley Bizjack makes two point jump shot (Drayton Jones assists)	54-86
8:46		Yame Butler shooting foul (Malek Robinson draws the foul)
8:46		Malek Robinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:46		Malek Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:46		Drayton Jones defensive rebound
8:37		Yame Butler misses two point layup
8:35		Dailliss Cox defensive rebound
8:12		Malek Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Finley Bizjack steals)
8:09	+2	Finley Bizjack makes two point layup	54-88
7:54		CJ Ray misses three point jump shot
7:52		Bulldogs defensive rebound
7:50		TV timeout
7:44	+3	Evan Haywood makes three point jump shot (Azavier Robinson assists)	54-91
7:33		Dailliss Cox misses two point jump shot
7:31		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
7:23		Azavier Robinson misses three point jump shot
7:21		Marcus Tankersley defensive rebound
7:10		Marcus Tankersley turnover (lost ball) (Michael Ajayi steals)
6:49		Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot
6:47		Malek Robinson defensive rebound
6:40		Corey Sands misses three point jump shot
6:38		Evan Haywood defensive rebound
6:23		Azavier Robinson misses three point jump shot
6:21		Malek Robinson defensive rebound
5:53	+2	Marcus Tankersley makes two point layup	56-91
5:34		Azavier Robinson misses two point layup
5:32		Azavier Robinson offensive rebound
5:26		Michael Ajayi offensive foul
5:26		Michael Ajayi turnover (offensive foul)
5:04	+2	Marcus Tankersley makes two point layup	58-91
5:02		Cougars 30 second timeout
4:56		Lionel Larvadain III shooting foul (Azavier Robinson draws the foul)
4:56	+1	Azavier Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-92
4:56	+1	Azavier Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-93
4:41	+2	Lionel Larvadain III makes two point layup (Marcus Tankersley assists)	60-93
4:17		Jack McCaffery misses three point jump shot
4:15		Cougars defensive rebound
4:07		Lionel Larvadain III offensive foul
4:07		Lionel Larvadain III turnover (offensive foul)
3:41		Yame Butler misses three point jump shot
3:39		Joseph Owens defensive rebound
3:21		Lionel Larvadain III misses two point jump shot
3:19		Yame Butler defensive rebound
3:12		Lionel Larvadain III shooting foul (Jack McCaffery draws the foul)
3:12		TV timeout
3:12	+1	Jack McCaffery makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-94
3:12	+1	Jack McCaffery makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-95
3:00		Azavier Robinson personal foul (Malek Robinson draws the foul)
3:00	+1	Malek Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-95
3:00		Malek Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:00		Jack McCaffery defensive rebound
2:29		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
2:10		CJ Ray misses two point jump shot
2:08		Jackson Keith defensive rebound
1:50		Jack McCaffery misses three point jump shot
1:48		Cougars defensive rebound
1:48		Jackson Keith personal foul (Dakari Thomas draws the foul)
1:48		Dakari Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:48	+1	Dakari Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-95
1:23		Joseph Owens personal foul (Yohan Traore draws the foul)
1:23		Yohan Traore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:23	+1	Yohan Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-96
1:06		Ethan McComb blocks Dakari Thomas's two point layup
1:04		Cougars offensive rebound
1:04	+2	CJ Ray makes two point layup (Malek Robinson assists)	64-96
0:52	+2	Jackson Keith makes two point dunk (Ethan McComb assists)	64-98
0:22	+2	Malek Robinson makes two point layup	66-98
0:00		End of period

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Malek Robinson makes two point layup