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11/23 16:12 CST Bizjack with 25 points, Ajayi with double-double, power Butler
in 80-73 victory over Virginia
Bizjack with 25 points, Ajayi with double-double, power Butler in 80-73 victory
over Virginia
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) --- Finley Bizjack scored 25 points, Michael
Ajayi had his sixth double-double in six games, and Butler defeated Virginia
80-73 on the final day of the Greenbrier Tip-Off on Sunday.
Bizjack, a junior, has only two other 20-point games in his career. Ajayi, a
senior transfer from Gonzaga, had 17 points and 14 rebounds. He is averaging
14.8 and 12.2 this season.
Butler led the entire second half, except for a brief period when Malik Thomas
hit a 3-pointer and a mid-range jumper to give Virginia a 49-48 lead with 16:46
remaining. Bizjack buried a jumper on Butler's next possession and the Bulldogs
led the rest of the way.
A three-point play by Jalen Jackson, who finished with 10 points, made it 66-58
and a few minutes later the Bulldogs scored six points for a 76-66 lead with 2
1/2 minutes left.
Thomas led Virginia (5-1) with 24 points. Jacari White scored 14, Chance
Mallory 11 and Thijs De Ridder 10.
Butler (5-1) shot 53% in the first 10 minutes-plus, building a 26-16 lead with
9:52 remaining in the first half. Virginia rallied late in the half and tied it
up with a 12-1 run in which De Ridder and White both hit 3-pointers. Butler
scored last and led 44-42 at halftime.
It was the second meeting between the two. Virginia won 77-69 in the second
round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
Up next
Virginia: Queens visits on Friday
Butler: Wright State visits on Friday
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