Green and Swartz combine for 55 as Creighton takes down Butler 89-85
AP
Dec 31, 2025
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Jasen Green and Austin Swartz combined for 55 points as Creighton Bluejays beat Butler Bulldogs 89-85 on Tuesday.
Green 23 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Bluejays (9-5, 3-0 Big East), while shooting 8 of 11 and 6 of 6 at the line. Swartz scored 22 points while going 8 of 16 (5 for 10 from 3-point range) and added five rebounds. Isaac Traudt shot 6 for 12, including 4 for 10 from beyond the arc to finish with 16 points.
The Bulldogs (10-4, 1-2) were led in scoring by Yohan Traore, who finished with 20 points and seven rebounds off the bench. Michael Ajayi added 16 points and 13 rebounds before fouling out with 4:42 remaining. Jamie Kaiser Jr. also had 16 points.
Creighton used an early 12-0 run and a 13-3 run to go into halftime ahead of Butler 44-35. Traudt scored 12 points in the half. Despite a late, 11-3 run from Butler, Green's 15-point second half helped Creighton close out the four-point victory.
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1st Half
BUT
Bulldogs
35
CREI
Bluejays
44
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:48
Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot
19:46
Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
19:44
Michael Ajayi turnover (lost ball) (Austin Swartz steals)
19:38
Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot
19:36
Finley Bizjack defensive rebound
19:14
+2
Drayton Jones makes two point jump shot
2-0
18:49
+2
Jasen Green makes two point jump shot
2-2
18:31
Azavier Robinson turnover (lost ball) (Jasen Green steals)
18:21
+2
Ty Davis makes two point layup (Austin Swartz assists)
2-4
18:04
Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
18:02
Austin Swartz defensive rebound
17:48
+3
Austin Swartz makes three point jump shot
2-7
17:28
Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
17:26
Isaac Traudt defensive rebound
17:00
Jasen Green misses two point layup
16:58
Drayton Jones defensive rebound
16:51
Azavier Robinson misses two point layup
16:49
Jasen Green defensive rebound
16:47
+3
Josh Dix makes three point jump shot (Jasen Green assists)
2-10
16:25
Azavier Robinson misses three point jump shot
16:23
Josh Dix defensive rebound
16:17
+2
Josh Dix makes two point layup
2-12
16:16
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
16:16
TV timeout
16:05
+3
Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes three point jump shot (Evan Haywood assists)
5-12
15:49
+2
Austin Swartz makes two point layup (Jasen Green assists)
5-14
15:35
Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses two point layup
15:33
Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
15:29
+2
Michael Ajayi makes two point layup
7-14
15:22
+2
Jasen Green makes two point layup (Josh Dix assists)
7-16
15:09
Josh Dix shooting foul (Finley Bizjack draws the foul)
15:09
+1
Finley Bizjack makes regular free throw 1 of 2
8-16
15:09
+1
Finley Bizjack makes regular free throw 2 of 2
9-16
14:52
Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot
14:50
Evan Haywood defensive rebound
14:40
Michael Ajayi turnover (bad pass)
14:24
+3
Isaac Traudt makes three point jump shot (Austin Swartz assists)
9-19
14:06
Michael Ajayi misses two point layup
14:04
Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
14:01
Michael Ajayi misses two point layup
13:59
Evan Haywood offensive rebound
13:53
Jasen Green blocks Yohan Traore's two point layup
13:51
Jasen Green defensive rebound
13:29
Nik Graves misses two point jump shot
13:27
Finley Bizjack defensive rebound
13:08
Michael Ajayi offensive foul
13:08
Michael Ajayi turnover (offensive foul)
12:42
Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
12:40
Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
12:34
Austin Swartz blocks Yame Butler's three point jump shot
12:32
Yohan Traore offensive rebound
12:32
+2
Yohan Traore makes two point layup
11-19
12:32
Owen Freeman shooting foul (Yohan Traore draws the foul)
12:32
+1
Yohan Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 1
12-19
12:19
Jasen Green misses three point jump shot
12:17
Yohan Traore defensive rebound
12:12
Evan Haywood misses three point jump shot
12:10
Yohan Traore offensive rebound
12:07
Yohan Traore misses two point layup
12:05
Owen Freeman defensive rebound
12:00
Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
11:58
Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
11:48
+2
Finley Bizjack makes two point layup
14-19
11:46
Bluejays 30 second timeout
11:46
TV timeout
11:32
+3
Isaac Traudt makes three point jump shot (Nik Graves assists)
14-22
11:08
Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot
11:06
Yame Butler offensive rebound
11:03
+2
Yame Butler makes two point layup
16-22
10:40
+2
Fedor ŽugiÄ makes two point layup
16-24
10:14
+2
Finley Bizjack makes two point layup
18-24
10:03
+3
Isaac Traudt makes three point jump shot (Nik Graves assists)
18-27
9:44
Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot
9:42
Bluejays defensive rebound
9:17
+2
Blake Harper makes two point layup
18-29
9:02
+2
Drayton Jones makes two point jump shot (Jamie Kaiser Jr. assists)
20-29
8:39
Jump ball. Fedor ŽugiÄ vs. Finley Bizjack (Bluejays gains possession)
8:28
Josh Dix misses three point jump shot
8:26
Ty Davis offensive rebound
8:22
Ty Davis turnover (lost ball) (Yame Butler steals)
8:13
Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot
8:11
Drayton Jones offensive rebound
8:11
Fedor ŽugiÄ shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
8:11
+1
Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-29
8:11
Michael Ajayi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:11
Yame Butler offensive rebound
8:06
Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:05
Ty Davis defensive rebound
8:05
Azavier Robinson personal foul
7:51
Ty Davis turnover (lost ball) (Azavier Robinson steals)
7:47
Azavier Robinson misses two point layup
7:45
Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
7:43
TV timeout
7:33
Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
7:31
Ty Davis defensive rebound
7:31
Blake Harper personal foul
7:23
Evan Haywood misses three point jump shot
7:21
Yohan Traore offensive rebound
7:18
Yohan Traore offensive foul
7:18
Yohan Traore turnover (offensive foul)
6:49
Josh Dix turnover (3-second violation)
6:35
+2
Yohan Traore makes two point dunk (Jamie Kaiser Jr. assists)
23-29
6:17
Yohan Traore blocks Josh Dix's two point jump shot
6:15
Evan Haywood defensive rebound
6:12
+2
Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes two point layup (Evan Haywood assists)
25-29
5:58
Ty Davis turnover (lost ball) (Azavier Robinson steals)
5:51
+2
Yohan Traore makes two point layup (Azavier Robinson assists)
27-29
5:43
Ty Davis turnover (lost ball) (Jamie Kaiser Jr. steals)
5:41
Ty Davis shooting foul (Jamie Kaiser Jr. draws the foul)
5:41
Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:41
+1
Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
28-29
5:24
+2
Jasen Green makes two point layup (Austin Swartz assists)
28-31
5:12
Yohan Traore misses two point layup
5:10
Jamie Kaiser Jr. offensive rebound
5:06
+2
Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes two point layup
30-31
4:58
Azavier Robinson personal foul (Blake Harper draws the foul)
4:42
Josh Dix misses three point jump shot
4:40
Jamie Kaiser Jr. defensive rebound
4:29
Michael Ajayi misses two point hook shot
4:27
Owen Freeman defensive rebound
4:19
Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
4:17
Jasen Green offensive rebound
4:14
+3
Austin Swartz makes three point jump shot (Jasen Green assists)
30-34
3:48
Michael Ajayi misses two point hook shot
3:46
Owen Freeman defensive rebound
3:38
+2
Josh Dix makes two point layup
30-36
3:20
+3
Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes three point jump shot (Finley Bizjack assists)
