Episode 9
SEGMENT 1 – John & Kevin welcome you to Season 12, Episode 9 of This Week in the Big East! The Connecticut Huskies exacted their revenge over the St. John’s Red Storm on Wednesday night in Hartford. UConn beat St. John’s in stunning fashion, 72-40 holding the Red Storm without a made basket for the final 17:20 of the game! The victory moved Connecticut back atop the Big East standings by a ½ game in the win column and snapped St. John’s 13-game winning streak. Villanova remains securely in third position at 13-4 in conference play while the real parody has proven to be in the middle portion of the league standings.
SEGMENT 2 (@7:25) – Big East Spotlight: Creighton Head Coach – Greg McDermott: John and Kevin welcome Creighton Head Coach, Greg McDermott into This Week in the Big East. Coach McDermott joins the show to discuss his team’s uneven performance this season. The Blue Jays can beat any team in the league on any given night; however, they have suffered their share of heartbreaking losses such as at home to DePaul this week. Coach McDermott discusses the prospects for his team moving forward as they look to be dangerous at the Big East Tournament.
SEGMENT 3 (@19:30) – Who’s Hot: John and Kevin run through the weekly awards for the Big East Conference as well as the Big East Honor Roll! In our Big East “Blast from the Past”, we turn the clock back to March 3rd, 1999, when St. John’s and UConn met in the Big East Championship game. This week’s game was the 10th all-time between the two schools with both teams nationally ranked. 27 years ago this week, the #3 Huskies had their way with the #10 Red Storm winning 82-63 on their way to an eventual National Championship.
SEGMENT 4 (@24:35) – Big East Focus: – DePaul Senior Center – NJ Benson: John and Kevin welcome DePaul senior center, NJ Benson into This Week in the Big East. Benson is in his second season in Chicago following a transfer from Missouri State. This season he is averaging over 11 points and 7 rebounds per game for coach Chris Holtmann. Benson touches on how the Blue Demons have improved from last season and what they look to accomplish in March.
SEGMENT 5 (@35:15) – The National Perspective: Fox/Peacock and St. John’s Basketball Analyst – Vin Parise: Kevin and John are joined by Fox and Peacock Television Analyst, and St. John’s Radio Color Analyst, Vin Parise. Parise joins the show to talk about St. John’s stunning blowout loss at Connecticut Wednesday night and to speculate on just where the teams in the Big East Conference will stack up as we head toward the Big East Tournament.
SEGMENT 6 (@41:40) – Who’s Got Next? John & Kevin wrap up the ninth episode of This Week in the Big East for the 2025-26 season by previewing four Big East Conference matchups this Saturday. The Saturday slate features pivotal games such as Seton Hall at UConn at Noon and Villanova at St. John’s at 8PM.
