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TNT Sports Unveils Inaugural BIG EAST Women's College Basketball Schedule for 2025-26 Season
Regular Season Schedule Slate to Tip-Off with Defending NCAA National Champion University of Connecticut Hosting Loyola Chicago, Wednesday, November 12 on truTV & HBO Max
TNT Sports and the BIG EAST Conference will tip-off its inaugural women's regular season basketball coverage for the 2025-26 season on Wednesday, November 12. The 15-game slate will begin with the defending NCAA National Champion UConn Huskies - led by Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd - facing Loyola Chicago on truTV and HBO Max at 7:30 p.m. ET.
UConn will have a total of eight appearances on TNT Sports' networks and platforms during the women's basketball regular season, including a head-to-head conference showdown against the Creighton Bluejays on Sunday, January 11 at 2 p.m. on truTV and HBO Max in a matchup of the only two seeded Big East teams from last season's NCAA Tournament.
Additional matchups for UConn include a matchup against Butler on Sunday, December 28 at 4 p.m., a pair of games vs. Georgetown (Thursday, January 22 at 7:30 p.m. on TNT, truTV and HBO Max; and Thursday,February 26 at 7 p.m. on TNT, truTV and HBO Max); a road game against DePaul on Wednesday, February 4 at 8 p.m. on truTV and HBO Max; and a pair of games vs. St. John's (Wednesday, January 7 at 7:30 p.m. on truTV and HBO Max, and their regular season finale on Sunday, March 1 on TNT, truTV and HBO Max).
Creighton - coming off its most successful two years in program history and completely overhauling its roster with seven new players - will have six total appearances this season. Their first game on TNT Sports' platforms will be a Sunday, December 28 matchup against Georgetown at 6 p.m. on truTV and HBO Max, capping off the network's doubleheader that day. They'll continue their regular season campaign with matchups against Marquette (on Thursday, January 8 at 8 p.m. on truTV and HBO Max), Seton Hall (Sunday, February 1 at 3 p.m. on truTV and HBO Max), Villanova (Sunday, February 15 at 5 p.m. on truTV and HBO Max), and Providence (Thursday, February 26 at 9 p.m. on TNT, truTV and HBO Max).
Additional scheduled matchups on TNT Sports' networks include Villanova at Providence on Sunday, January 11 at Noon on truTV and HBO Max, and Marquette at Georgetown as the second game of a doubleheader on Sunday, February 1, at 5 p.m. on truTV and HBO Max.
In addition to game broadcasts, fans can expect comprehensive coverage with in-depth highlights and storytelling across Bleacher Report, House of Highlights, and B/R W Sports, as well as enhanced game-day coverage and player features across digital and social platforms. Additional broadcast details for the 2025-26 BIG EAST women's basketball season will be announced in the coming weeks.
In 2024, TNT Sports and the BIG EAST Conference announced a new media rights agreement, further bolstering TNT Sports' expanding college basketball coverage, which also includes the Hall of Fame Las Vegas season tip-off event, the Players Era Men's and Women's Championships, and exclusive coverage of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV, which is co-produced with CBS Sports. TNT Sports' growing roster of women's sports also includes Unrivaled, select U.S. Women's National Team soccer matches, Roland-Garros, and more.
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