INDIANAPOLIS — The Butler basketball team jumped out to a big lead early and rolled to an 88-58 season opening win over Southern Indiana.

The Bulldogs played without freshman forward Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor (ankle) and junior center Kevin Ndzie (back) , but the Dawgs' depth was not tested against USI.

Michael Ajayi recorded a double-double with 24 points and 12 rebounds. Jamie Kaiser Jr. also recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. It’s the first time two Butler players recorded double-doubles since 2021. Yohan Traore scored 15 points off the bench.

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