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Northwestern Wildcats vs Butler Bulldogs, Indy Classic

College Basketball
Northwestern
7-5
58-61
Final
Butler
9-3
Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Lead tracker

NU leadsBiggest lead NU 2, BTLR 11
H1H2
BTLR leads
Team1H2HT
NU233558
BTLR293261

Who won: Butler 61-58

The Butler Bulldogs beat the Northwestern Wildcats 61-58 in Indy Classic on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Michael Ajayi led the Butler in points (19). Jayden Reid led the Northwestern in points (14).

Player of the game

Michael Ajayi

BTLR · 19 PTS, 20 REB, 3 STL

8.8

Win probability

100%BTLR final
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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:00NU

    Dead ball rebound

    Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.

  4. H2 0:02Jayden Reid

    Misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot

    Jayden Reid misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot

    J. Reid · 14 PTS

  5. H2 0:04Jayden Reid

    Defensive rebound

    Jayden Reid Defensive Rebound.

  6. H2 0:07Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor

    Misses free throw 2 of 2

    Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor misses free throw 2 of 2

    E. Oliogu-Elabor · 2 PTS

  7. H2 0:07BTL

    Dead ball rebound

    Butler Deadball Team Rebound.

  8. H2 0:07Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor

    Misses free throw 1 of 2

    Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor misses free throw 1 of 2

    E. Oliogu-Elabor · 2 PTS

  9. H2 0:07Max Green

    Foul on Max Green

    Foul on Max Green.

    M. Green · 7 PTS

  10. H2 0:07Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor

    Offensive Rebound

    Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor Offensive Rebound.

    E. Oliogu-Elabor · 2 PTS

  11. H2 0:08Michael Ajayi

    Misses free throw 1 of 1

    Michael Ajayi misses free throw 1 of 1

    M. Ajayi · 19 PTS

  12. H2 0:08Tre Singleton

    Foul on Tre Singleton

    Foul on Tre Singleton.

    T. Singleton · 8 PTS

  13. H2 0:08Michael Ajayi

    Defensive rebound

    Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.

  14. H2 0:12K.J. Windham

    Misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot

    K.J. Windham misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot

    K.J. Windham · 5 PTS

  15. H2 0:19Evan Haywood
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Evan Haywood makes free throw 2 of 2

    E. Haywood · 11 PTS

    NU 58 - 61 BTLR
  16. H2 0:19Evan Haywood
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Evan Haywood makes free throw 1 of 2

    E. Haywood · 11 PTS

    NU 58 - 60 BTLR
  17. H2 0:19Jordan Clayton

    Foul on Jordan Clayton

    Foul on Jordan Clayton.

    J. Clayton · 3 PTS

  18. H2 0:21BTL

    Shorttimeout

    Butler Timeout

  19. H2 0:31Tre Singleton
    +2

    Jumper, 21 ft

    Tre Singleton makes 21-foot jumper (Jayden Reid assists)

    T. Singleton · 8 PTS · ast J. Reid

    NU 58 - 59 BTLR
  20. H2 0:43NU

    Shorttimeout

    Northwestern Timeout

  21. H2 0:47Michael Ajayi
    +2

    Layup

    Michael Ajayi makes layup (Drayton Jones assists)

    M. Ajayi · 19 PTS · ast D. Jones

    NU 56 - 59 BTLR
  22. H2 1:06Azavier Robinson

    Defensive rebound

    Azavier Robinson Defensive Rebound.

  23. H2 1:10Tre Singleton

    Misses 25-foot three point jumper

    Tre Singleton misses 25-foot three point jumper

    T. Singleton · 8 PTS

  24. H2 1:28Jordan Clayton

    Defensive rebound

    Jordan Clayton Defensive Rebound.

  25. H2 1:32Evan Haywood

    Misses 23-foot three point jumper

    Evan Haywood misses 23-foot three point jumper

    E. Haywood · 11 PTS

Leaders

NUBTLR
Points
Jayden Reid
14
Michael Ajayi
19
Assists
Jayden Reid
6
Michael Ajayi
2
Rebounds
Max Green
6
Michael Ajayi
20

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