Finley Bizjack scored 18 points, Michael Ajayi tallied 15 points and 14 rebounds and Butler never trailed in a 79-72 win over South Carolina to begin the Greenbrier Tip-Off on Friday in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.Ajayi recorded his fifth straight double-double to begin the season for Butler (4-1), which dominated inside. The Bulldogs scored 42 of their points in the paint and controlled the boards 48-29, with 15 offensive rebounds leading to 23 second-chance points.Jamie Kaiser scored 14 points on 5-of-5 shooting and Jalen Jackson added 10 for Butler.Meechie Johnson paced South Carolina (4-1) with 24 points, while Mike Sharavjamts and Eli Ellis added 13 apiece.Ajayi had a flashy fastbreak dunk with five minutes to go, and when Kaiser made a corner three at 3:07 for a 72-60 advantage, the game appeared to be decided.Ellis made a layup, and on the next possession he was fouled attempting a 3-pointer. The free throws cut the margin to seven, only for Bizjack to hit a three with 2:11 left.The Gamecocks were down eight in the final 30 seconds and missed a pair of 3-point tries but got the rebound each time. On their third attempt, Johnson buried the shot and was fouled from behind.With 15 seconds left and the score 77-72, Johnson missed the foul shot on purpose but his teammates couldn’t recover the rebound.