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It's all you could have dreamed of, two ranked rival on a Friday night inside Madison Square Garden. The words electric do not do the atmosphere justice and the nerves were high but the energy was higher. It was a clash of titans, from coaches to players, the top of the Big East was up for grabs. St. John's used defense and their physicality to get their signature win of the season, knocking off the #3 ranked UConn Huskies 81-72 as they improve to 18-5, 11-1 on the season.

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The number 22 ranked Johnnies got one more tune up before the big showdown in New York City on Friday night. They took on the DePaul Blue Demons on Tuesday night in Chicago looking for a season sweep. And after a shaky first half, they buckled down as they have all season in the second stanza and took care of business beating DePaul by 12. This sets up the game of the year in the Big East where the whole world will be watching two top 25 teams riding long winning streaks facing off for the first time this season with a lot on the line.

(15:40) We set the table for #22 St. John's as they welcome #3 UConn to The Mecca. Joined by UConn Spaces kings HurleyMania and Hotballs, we have some fun, preview the match up and get you ready for the clash of the titans.

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St. John's opened conference play on Tuesday night in Queens with a 13 point win over DePaul. It was the Dylan Darling show as his 17 points powered St. John's to their first win in conference play. Backing that up was stellar defense for a third straight game, holding opponents to just 62 points per game. The Iona game was full of storylines, from Rick Pitino coaching his former team to Ian Jackson's haircut which led to much improved play as he gets the nod at starting PG. The Red Storm have rattled off three straight wins, as they build confidence for a huge game against Kentucky on 12/20.

Kevin Connelly of Storm the Paint joins the show for the first half to discuss the wins over Iona and DePaul..

(27:00) then we welcome on the voice of Kentucky Sports Radio, Matt Jones to preview the game against Kentucky. The history with Rick Pitino, Will Jayden Quaintance play, who has the match up edge and so much more !  

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St. John's is currently tied for first place in the Big East and has started conference play 4-1 for the first time in 23 years. The Johnnies came out hot against Providence at MSG and then had to withstand a mighty counterpunch. In the end, some missed free throws by St. John's and a timely rebound by RJ Luis made it a rollercoaster of a game that ended with a 75-73 win.

Devin Carter dazzled for Providence but this tough fought win for St. John's is what builds a team's resilience come February and March.

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St. John's went on the road and did something they haven't done since 1993, and that's beat Villanova at The Finn. Thanks to Joel Soriano and Daniss Jenkins the Johnnies were able to overcome not having Chris Ledlum, and a new career high by Brady Dunlap made sure of that. Dunlap got his first start as a Johnnie and rewarded Rick Pitino with 12 points in the 2nd half, to finish with 15. It was a solid defensive effort as the Johnnies held Eric Dixon and the Wildcats in check, something they often were unable to do in the past. St. John's is tied for first in the Big East at 3-1 and are now 11-4 on the season.

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St. John's capped off their season at Carnesecca Arena with an 86-70 win over the Butler Bulldogs to improve to 10-4 on the season, and 2-1 in Big East play. It was a huge night for the Johnnies who used their tenacious pressure defense in the 2nd half to make Butler uncomfortable. With Posh Alexander returning to Queens, it was the Johnnies who would hound the Dogs into submission. Brady Dunlap introduced himself to the fans in Queens with 13 points and Joel Soriano added another double-double in his final game in Carnesecca Area. We're joined by Zach Braziller of the NY Post and Kevin Connelly of Storm the Paint to break it all down

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A lot has happened since our last sit down with St. John's Assistant Coach Bob Walsh. Road wins, conference wins, close losses, a new defense unleashed and so much more. We discuss the lessons learned from UConn, preparing for conference play moving forward, the rotations, how freshmen must battle adversity and learn plus so much more.

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St. John's had a great opportunity of stealing a win from the national champions on the road. Earlier in the day they'd learn that Donovan Clingan would miss the game for UConn and RJ Luis would be suiting up, so things were breaking right for St. John's. They took a 6 point lead into the half as the new zone defense was on display and working effectively once again. Some late mistakes and missed free throw unfortunately had St. John's go home with the loss but there were plenty of silver linings to take away from the loss.

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The Red Storm kicked off conference play in style with a wire-to-wire win over the Xavier Musketeers, 81-66. It was the most balanced and complete effort of the season by the Johnnies and one that left Rick Pitino very happy after the game. Nahiem Alleyne got the start, Joel Soriano dominated the 2nd half, and St. John's started their conference play season 1-0.

Then we preview the big match up of the weekend against UConn. Will they be without Donovan Clingan? Can St. John's make it 3 in a row? 

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It was a get right game for St. John's from the defense to the bench, St. John's went into Madison Square Garden looking for put the ugly BC loss behind them. With Joel Soriano facing his old team, he made sure to let them know what they have been missing. 20 points, 10 rebounds from the big man helped St. John's to a 77-55 win as they get ready for Big East play.

(24:24) Then we're joined by friends of the pod Patrick Kane and Cole Latshaw of the Red Storm Rapid Reaction Podcast as we give our thoughts about the non conference portion of what we've seen of St. John's. The concerns, the takeaways, what we want to see over the first five big east games and more.

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