Butler Brew 1/21: Jacked Up!

Bizjack's 24-Point Night Leads 'Dawgs Past DePaul

January 21, 2026

The Official Newsletter for Butler Athletics

Good Morning, Butler Fam. Welp, that was fun… what do you say we do it all again on Friday night?!?

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out below!

🏀 Jacked Up
🏆 Hardware Haul
🎾 Just Getting Started
🐶 And much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Jacked Up. Playing at home for the first time in two weeks, the Butler men’s hoops squad thrilled the home crowd at Hinkle with a dominant second half en route to an 87-80 BIG EAST victory over DePaul on Tuesday night.

Junior Finley Bizjack led the way with yet another 20-plus point outing, finishing with 24 points on 7-of-11 from the field. Sophomore Evan Haywood had a huge night for the ‘Dawgs, scoring 15 points, while Michael Ajayi continued his outstanding season with 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists.

Azavier Robinson was the fourth Butler player in double-figures with 13 points and dished out five assists.

🔼 Hardware Haul. We hope the Butler spirit squads left some extra space in the luggage for the trip back home.

This past weekend, the Butler cheer and dance programs brought home some hardware from the UCA National Championships in Orlando.

Butler cheer reached the finals and brought home a seventh-place finish in the Division I All-Girl division, while the Butler dance squad reached the finals for the first time in program history, finishing 12th in the Division I Jazz category.

🔼 Just Getting Started. Chalk one up for the ‘Dawgs.

This past weekend, the Butler women’s tennis team got notched their first victory of the 2026 spring season with a 6-1 victory over Marian.

Chase Metcalf, Brooke Arington and Lauren Cook all tallied singles and doubles victory for the Bulldogs.

🤔 BUTLER TRIVIA

With his 24-point outing last night against DePaul, Finley Bizjack remains among the BIG EAST’s top scoring threats.

How many times has Bizjack now reached 20+ points this season?

Got a guess?

Scroll down to see if you know your stuff!

📆 LOOKING AHEAD

*all times EST

Wednesday, January 21st
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Louisville @ 12pm
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. DePaul @ 7pm l Tickets 

Friday, January 23rd
👟 Track & Field at Crossroads of America Invitational (Indianapolis, Ind.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Western Michigan @ 3pm
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Indiana @ 4pm
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Marquette @ 8pm l Tickets 

Saturday, January 24th
👟 Track & Field at Crossroads of America Invitational (Indianapolis, Ind.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Bradley @ 4pm

Sunday, January 25th
🏊 Women’s Swimming vs 17th Annual Butler Invitational @ 12pm
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Illinois State @ 1:30pm
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Marquette @ 2pm l Tickets 

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Seven

🐶 Have a great one!