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From the vault · March 30, 2019 · 2019 NCAA tournament, Elite Eight: The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 80–75 in overtime in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA tournament.

Butler Bulldogs vs Virginia Cavaliers 80–73

2025-11-23 14:00 · NCAA · Colonial Hall, White Sulphur Springs WV · neutral site · Att. 1,209 · CBSSN

Butler Bulldogs 2025-26 · Virginia Cavaliers 2025-26 · 2025-26 season

Score by period

	1st	2nd	T
BUT	44	36	80
UVA	42	31	73

Team stats

	Butler	Virginia
Field goals	27-56 .482	29-71 .408
Three-pointers	6-15 .400	8-27 .296
Free throws	20-29 .690	7-15 .467
At the rim	15-29 .517	18-36 .500
Offensive rebounds	14	18
Defensive rebounds	29	21
Total rebounds	43	39
Assists	11	6
Steals	7	6
Blocks	3	11
Turnovers	13	9
Personal fouls	19	21
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	36	42
Fast-break points	16	16
Points off turnovers	13	16
Largest lead	11	1
Possessions	70	70

Butler Bulldogs

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Michael Ajayi F	37	17	7-14	0-1	3-6	4	10	14	1	0	3	2	3
Finley Bizjack G	33	25	9-18	2-10	5-6	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	1
Jamie Kaiser Jr. G	32	5	1-3	0-0	3-4	5	5	10	0	4	0	1	1
Drayton Jones C	27	6	3-4	0-0	0-1	2	7	9	1	0	0	0	0
Jalen Jackson G	21	10	2-5	0-0	6-8	1	0	1	4	0	0	4	2
Yame Butler G	14	5	1-2	0-0	3-4	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	4
Azavier Robinson G	12	3	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	3
Yohan Traore F	10	0	0-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1
Evan Haywood G	8	9	3-4	3-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jack McCaffery F	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jackson Keith F	2	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total	39	80	27-56	6-15	20-29	14	29	43	11	7	3	13	19

FG .482 · 3P .400 · FT .690

Did not play: Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor, Bryson Cardinal, Kevin Ndzie, Ethan McComb

Virginia Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Thijs De Ridder F	31	10	4-10	1-3	1-4	1	4	5	0	2	0	1	2
Malik Thomas G	28	24	9-17	3-7	3-6	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	4
Sam Lewis G	24	6	3-8	0-3	0-0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	1
Johann Grunloh C	17	2	1-4	0-1	0-0	2	5	7	0	0	2	2	2
Dallin Hall G	11	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	5
Chance Mallory G	34	11	4-13	0-3	3-5	4	2	6	3	3	0	3	3
Ugonna Onyenso C	23	2	1-6	0-2	0-0	3	4	7	1	0	8	0	0
Jacari White G	19	14	5-7	4-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Devin Tillis F	10	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
Elijah Gertrude G	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	39	73	29-71	8-27	7-15	18	21	39	6	6	11	9	21

FG .408 · 3P .296 · FT .467

Did not play: Silas Barksdale, Carter Lang, Owen Odom, Martin Carrere, Desmond Roberts

Officials: Tim Clougherty, Tim Comer, A.J. Desai

Play-by-play

Show every play (562)

First half

19:57 BUT Drayton Jones, jumpball won
19:57 UVA Johann Gruenloh, jumpball lost
19:48 BUT Drayton Jones, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Jalen Jackson, assist 2–0
19:29 UVA Team, rebound offensive team;
19:29 UVA Thijs De Ridder, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
19:29 BUT Michael Ajayi, block
19:23 UVA Johann Gruenloh, 2pt hookshot 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; missed
19:19 BUT Drayton Jones, rebound defensive
19:14 BUT Jalen Jackson, 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
19:10 UVA Thijs De Ridder, rebound defensive
19:02 UVA Johann Gruenloh, 3pt jumpshot missed
18:58 BUT Drayton Jones, rebound defensive
18:48 BUT Finley Bizjack, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 4–0
18:33 UVA Sam Lewis, 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
18:29 BUT Michael Ajayi, rebound defensive
18:29 UVA Dallin Hall, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
18:29 BUT Michael Ajayi, foulon
18:29 BUT Michael Ajayi, freethrow 1of2 fastbreak; missed
18:29 BUT Team, rebound offensivedeadball
18:29 BUT Michael Ajayi, freethrow 2of2 fastbreak; made 5–0
18:05 UVA Thijs De Ridder, 2pt dunk pointsinthepaint; made 5–2
17:43 BUT Drayton Jones, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Jalen Jackson, assist 7–2
17:34 UVA Dallin Hall, foulon
17:34 BUT Jalen Jackson, foul personal
17:34 UVA Johann Gruenloh, substitution out
17:34 UVA Ugonna Onyenso, substitution in
17:30 UVA Dallin Hall, turnover badpass
17:30 BUT Jamie Kaiser, Jr., steal
17:26 BUT Jamie Kaiser, Jr., 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
17:26 UVA Dallin Hall, block
17:25 BUT Jamie Kaiser, Jr., rebound offensive
17:25 UVA Dallin Hall, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
17:25 BUT Jamie Kaiser, Jr., foulon
17:25 BUT Jamie Kaiser, Jr., freethrow 1of2 2ndchance;fastbreak;fromturnover; made 8–2
17:25 UVA Chance Mallory, substitution in
17:25 UVA Dallin Hall, substitution out
17:25 BUT Jamie Kaiser, Jr., freethrow 2of2 2ndchance;fastbreak;fromturnover; made 9–2
17:11 BUT Finley Bizjack, foul personal
17:11 UVA Sam Lewis, foulon
17:04 UVA Team, rebound offensivedeadball
17:04 UVA Thijs De Ridder, freethrow 1of2 missed
17:04 UVA Thijs De Ridder, foulon
17:04 BUT Jamie Kaiser, Jr., foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
17:04 UVA Thijs De Ridder, freethrow 2of2 made 9–3
16:50 BUT Jalen Jackson, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
16:50 UVA Ugonna Onyenso, block
16:44 BUT Michael Ajayi, rebound offensive
16:42 BUT Michael Ajayi, 2pt dunk 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
16:42 UVA Sam Lewis, rebound defensive
16:42 UVA Ugonna Onyenso, block
16:36 UVA Chance Mallory, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
16:31 UVA Thijs De Ridder, rebound offensive
16:31 UVA Thijs De Ridder, 2pt tipinlayup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made 9–5
16:18 BUT Jalen Jackson, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made 11–5
16:00 UVA Sam Lewis, 3pt jumpshot missed
15:57 BUT Drayton Jones, rebound defensive
15:50 BUT Michael Ajayi, turnover lostball
15:50 UVA Sam Lewis, steal
15:45 UVA Malik Thomas, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made - Sam Lewis, assist 11–7
15:21 BUT Finley Bizjack, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 13–7
15:04 UVA Chance Mallory, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 13–9
14:41 BUT Finley Bizjack, 3pt jumpshot missed
14:39 BUT Jamie Kaiser, Jr., rebound offensive
14:39 BUT Jackson Keith, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
14:39 UVA Ugonna Onyenso, block
14:39 UVA Malik Thomas, foul personal
14:39 BUT Jamie Kaiser, Jr., foulon
14:39 UVA Jacari White, substitution in
14:39 BUT Jalen Jackson, substitution out
14:39 BUT Michael Ajayi, substitution out
14:39 BUT Jamie Kaiser, Jr., substitution out
14:39 BUT Drayton Jones, substitution out
14:39 BUT Jackson Keith, substitution in
14:39 BUT Evan Haywood, substitution in
14:39 BUT Yohan Traore, substitution in
14:39 BUT Azavier "Stink" Robinson, substitution in
14:39 UVA Devin Tillis, substitution in
14:39 UVA Elijah Gertrude, substitution in
14:39 UVA Thijs De Ridder, substitution out
14:39 UVA Sam Lewis, substitution out
14:39 UVA Malik Thomas, substitution out
14:34 UVA Team, rebound defensive team;
14:08 UVA Chance Mallory, foulon
14:08 BUT Azavier "Stink" Robinson, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
14:08 UVA Chance Mallory, freethrow 1of2 made 13–10
14:08 UVA Chance Mallory, freethrow 2of2 made 13–11
13:58 BUT Azavier "Stink" Robinson, turnover lostball
13:58 UVA Chance Mallory, steal
13:44 UVA Ugonna Onyenso, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made - Devin Tillis, assist 13–13
13:24 BUT Azavier "Stink" Robinson, 3pt jumpshot made - Finley Bizjack, assist 16–13
13:07 UVA Elijah Gertrude, 3pt jumpshot missed
13:04 BUT Jackson Keith, rebound defensive
12:44 UVA Elijah Gertrude, foul personal
12:44 BUT Evan Haywood, foulon
12:44 BUT Jackson Keith, substitution out
12:44 BUT Azavier "Stink" Robinson, substitution out
12:44 BUT Jalen Jackson, substitution in
12:44 BUT Michael Ajayi, substitution in
12:44 BUT Yame Butler, substitution in
12:44 BUT Finley Bizjack, substitution out
12:44 BUT Evan Haywood, 3pt jumpshot made - Jalen Jackson, assist 19–13
12:38 BUT Jalen Jackson, foul personal
12:38 UVA Chance Mallory, foulon
12:38 BUT Azavier "Stink" Robinson, substitution in
12:38 BUT Jalen Jackson, substitution out
12:32 UVA Chance Mallory, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
12:23 BUT Team, headcoachchallenge outofbounds accepted;
12:23 BUT Team, rebound defensive team;
12:23 UVA Elijah Gertrude, substitution out
12:23 UVA Thijs De Ridder, substitution in
12:23 UVA Devin Tillis, substitution out
12:23 UVA Dallin Hall, substitution in
12:08 BUT Evan Haywood, 3pt jumpshot made - Yohan Traore, assist 22–13
11:47 UVA Jacari White, 3pt jumpshot made - Chance Mallory, assist 22–16
11:29 BUT Yohan Traore, substitution out
11:29 UVA Johann Gruenloh, substitution in
11:29 UVA Ugonna Onyenso, substitution out
11:29 BUT Drayton Jones, substitution in
11:26 BUT Evan Haywood, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
11:26 UVA Johann Gruenloh, block
11:22 UVA Johann Gruenloh, rebound defensive
11:21 UVA Johann Gruenloh, turnover badpass
11:21 BUT Yame Butler, steal
11:16 BUT Yame Butler, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made 24–16
11:10 BUT Azavier "Stink" Robinson, 2pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
11:10 UVA Chance Mallory, rebound defensive
11:10 UVA Chance Mallory, turnover badpass
11:10 UVA Dallin Hall, foulon
11:10 BUT Yame Butler, foul personal
11:10 BUT Azavier "Stink" Robinson, steal
11:10 BUT Jamie Kaiser, Jr., substitution in
11:10 BUT Evan Haywood, substitution out
11:08 UVA Team, jumpball heldball
10:43 UVA Dallin Hall, 3pt jumpshot missed
10:39 UVA Chance Mallory, rebound offensive
10:37 UVA Jacari White, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
10:35 BUT Jamie Kaiser, Jr., rebound defensive
10:30 UVA Chance Mallory, substitution out
10:30 UVA Thijs De Ridder, substitution out
10:30 UVA Malik Thomas, substitution in
10:30 UVA Devin Tillis, substitution in
10:11 UVA Malik Thomas, foul personal
10:11 BUT Jamie Kaiser, Jr., foulon
9:57 BUT Team, jumpball heldball
9:57 BUT Finley Bizjack, substitution in
9:57 BUT Azavier "Stink" Robinson, substitution out
9:57 UVA Jacari White, substitution out
9:57 UVA Sam Lewis, substitution in
9:52 BUT Finley Bizjack, foulon
9:52 UVA Dallin Hall, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
9:52 BUT Finley Bizjack, freethrow 1of2 made 25–16
9:52 UVA Dallin Hall, substitution out
9:52 UVA Chance Mallory, substitution in
9:52 BUT Finley Bizjack, freethrow 2of2 made 26–16
9:37 UVA Devin Tillis, rebound offensive
9:37 UVA Chance Mallory, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 26–18
9:37 BUT Yame Butler, foul personal shooting;1freethrow;
9:37 UVA Chance Mallory, foulon
9:37 UVA Chance Mallory, freethrow 1of1 missed
9:31 UVA Team, jumpball heldball
9:18 UVA Sam Lewis, 3pt jumpshot missed
9:16 UVA Johann Gruenloh, rebound defensive
9:16 BUT Team, rebound defensive team;
9:16 UVA Johann Gruenloh, foul personal oneandone;
9:16 BUT Michael Ajayi, foulon
9:16 BUT Michael Ajayi, freethrow 1of1 missed
9:16 BUT Drayton Jones, substitution out
9:16 BUT Jack McCaffery, substitution in
9:06 UVA Malik Thomas, 3pt jumpshot made - Chance Mallory, assist 26–21
8:32 BUT Yame Butler, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; missed
8:30 UVA Johann Gruenloh, rebound defensive
8:25 UVA Malik Thomas, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; missed
8:22 BUT Michael Ajayi, rebound defensive
8:15 BUT Michael Ajayi, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Finley Bizjack, assist 28–21
7:48 UVA Devin Tillis, 2pt hookshot pointsinthepaint; made 28–23
7:21 BUT Jamie Kaiser, Jr., turnover lostball
7:21 UVA Chance Mallory, steal
7:17 UVA Malik Thomas, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover;fastbreak; made 28–26
7:11 UVA Johann Gruenloh, substitution out
7:11 UVA Devin Tillis, substitution out
7:11 UVA Thijs De Ridder, substitution in
7:11 BUT Yohan Traore, substitution in
7:11 UVA Ugonna Onyenso, substitution in
7:11 BUT Jack McCaffery, substitution out
7:11 BUT Yame Butler, substitution out
7:11 BUT Jalen Jackson, substitution in
7:00 BUT Finley Bizjack, 3pt jumpshot made - Michael Ajayi, assist 31–26
6:35 UVA Ugonna Onyenso, 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
6:33 BUT Michael Ajayi, rebound defensive
6:31 UVA Sam Lewis, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
6:31 BUT Jamie Kaiser, Jr., foulon
6:31 BUT Jamie Kaiser, Jr., freethrow 1of2 fastbreak; made 32–26
6:31 BUT Jamie Kaiser, Jr., freethrow 2of2 fastbreak; missed
6:30 UVA Ugonna Onyenso, rebound defensive
6:03 UVA Sam Lewis, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 32–28
5:42 BUT Michael Ajayi, 2pt dunk pointsinthepaint; made - Yohan Traore, assist 34–28
5:30 UVA Ugonna Onyenso, 3pt jumpshot missed
5:27 BUT Yohan Traore, rebound defensive
5:22 BUT Finley Bizjack, 3pt jumpshot fastbreak; made - Jalen Jackson, assist 37–28
5:06 UVA Chance Mallory, 3pt jumpshot missed
5:02 UVA Ugonna Onyenso, rebound offensive
5:01 UVA Ugonna Onyenso, 2pt hookshot 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; missed
4:59 BUT Team, jumpball heldball
4:59 BUT Michael Ajayi, rebound defensive
4:59 UVA Malik Thomas, substitution out
4:59 UVA Jacari White, substitution in
4:59 UVA Ugonna Onyenso, substitution out
4:59 UVA Johann Gruenloh, substitution in
4:42 BUT Finley Bizjack, 3pt jumpshot missed
4:40 BUT Team, rebound offensive team;
4:34 BUT Michael Ajayi, 2pt dunk 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 39–28
4:30 UVA Sam Lewis, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made 39–30
4:24 UVA Jacari White, foul personal oneandone;
4:24 BUT Jalen Jackson, foulon
4:17 BUT Jalen Jackson, freethrow 1of2 fastbreak; made 40–30
4:17 BUT Jalen Jackson, freethrow 2of2 fastbreak; made 41–30
4:17 BUT Jalen Jackson, substitution out
4:17 BUT Azavier "Stink" Robinson, substitution in
3:58 UVA Thijs De Ridder, 3pt jumpshot made - Chance Mallory, assist 41–33
3:33 BUT Yohan Traore, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
3:33 UVA Johann Gruenloh, block
3:29 UVA Johann Gruenloh, rebound defensive
3:25 UVA Jacari White, 3pt jumpshot made 41–36
3:06 BUT Yohan Traore, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
3:01 BUT Yohan Traore, rebound offensive
3:01 BUT Yohan Traore, 2pt tipinlayup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; missed
3:00 UVA Johann Gruenloh, rebound defensive
2:57 UVA Chance Mallory, 3pt jumpshot missed
2:54 UVA Team, rebound offensive team;
2:54 UVA Team, headcoachchallenge outofbounds accepted;
2:54 BUT Yohan Traore, substitution out
2:54 BUT Azavier "Stink" Robinson, substitution out
2:54 BUT Jalen Jackson, substitution in
2:54 BUT Drayton Jones, substitution in
2:48 UVA Johann Gruenloh, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; missed
2:44 UVA Chance Mallory, rebound offensive
2:44 UVA Team, jumpball heldball
2:38 UVA Thijs De Ridder, 2pt hookshot 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; missed
2:32 UVA Johann Gruenloh, rebound offensive
2:32 UVA Johann Gruenloh, 2pt tipindunk 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 41–38
2:02 BUT Michael Ajayi, foul offensive
2:02 BUT Michael Ajayi, turnover offensive
2:02 UVA Chance Mallory, foulon
1:50 UVA Jacari White, 2pt drivinglayup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made 41–40
1:47 BUT Jalen Jackson, turnover lostball
1:37 UVA Thijs De Ridder, 2pt hookshot fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
1:33 BUT Jamie Kaiser, Jr., rebound defensive
1:27 BUT Jalen Jackson, turnover lostball
1:27 UVA Thijs De Ridder, steal
1:22 UVA Chance Mallory, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
1:18 UVA Team, rebound offensive team;
0:56 UVA Team, turnover shotclock team;
0:53 BUT Jalen Jackson, foulon
0:53 UVA Johann Gruenloh, foul personal 2freethrow;
0:53 BUT Team, rebound offensivedeadball
0:53 BUT Jalen Jackson, freethrow 1of2 fromturnover; missed
0:53 UVA Ugonna Onyenso, substitution in
0:53 UVA Johann Gruenloh, substitution out
0:53 BUT Jalen Jackson, freethrow 2of2 fromturnover; made 42–40
0:53 BUT Yame Butler, substitution in
0:53 BUT Jalen Jackson, substitution out
0:48 UVA Chance Mallory, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 42–42
0:45 UVA Team, timeout short
0:42 BUT Jalen Jackson, substitution in
0:42 BUT Yame Butler, substitution out
0:42 UVA Ugonna Onyenso, substitution out
0:42 UVA Johann Gruenloh, substitution in
0:19 BUT Finley Bizjack, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made 44–42
0:19 BUT Jalen Jackson, substitution out
0:19 BUT Yame Butler, substitution in
0:02 UVA Chance Mallory, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
0:02 BUT Team, timeout short
0:02 BUT Michael Ajayi, rebound defensive
0:02 UVA Johann Gruenloh, substitution out
0:02 UVA Ugonna Onyenso, substitution in
0:02 BUT Yame Butler, substitution out
0:02 BUT Jalen Jackson, substitution in

Second half