Villanova is no longer unblemished on the conference season after St. John’s continues to pile up gritty, impressive wins. The Red Storm held the ‘Cats’ normally potent offense to just 59 points en route to an 11-point home win, further strengthening their convincing NCAA-tournament resume in the process. Don’t look now, but St. John’s has […] More
This past week in the Big East saw Villanova and Creighton further separate themselves from the rest of the conference. Villanova did so convincingly. Creighton? Not so much, but two conference road wins are nothing to scoff at. Elsewhere, St. John’s continues to quietly creep up our rankings and owns the conference’s second-longest win streak. […] More
This week was the Big East’s most COVID-riddled since conference play started as Villanova, Seton Hall, Xavier, and Georgetown sat idle. On the other side of the coin, St. John’s played three games in a seven-day span, winning their most recent in come-from-behind fashion at UConn. Previously the hottest team in the league, Creighton saw […] More
The Big East is off to a wildly entertaining, albeit unexpected, start. Blowouts, buzzer-beaters, memorable moments, and program shutdowns have made this season unlike any other. The conference’s flag-bearer – Jay Wright’s Villanova Wildcats – have not played since two days before Christmas. They still sit atop the Big East standings with a 3-0 conference […] More
