Butler surges in second half to pull away from Wright State

Michael Ajayi and Finley Bizjack each scored 20 points to lead Butler to a 94-69 victory over Wright State in Indianapolis on Friday afternoon.Ajayi added eight rebounds to lead the Bulldogs (6-1). Yohan Traore scored 16 points off the bench.Wright State (4-4) was led by Solomon Callaghan with 17 points. TJ Burch added 13 while Michael Cooper poured in 12.The home team faced some struggles in the first half and saw Wright State take the lead into the halftime break 32-29.Butler’s struggles in the half came down to free throws (6-of-12), nine turnovers committed and eight offensive rebounds allowed.Butler announced before the game that both starting point guard Jalen Jackson (ankle) and Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor (ankle) would miss the game.

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