LAS VEGAS — It was a year ago at this time that St. John’s began to establish its Identity as a team at its best when facing adversity.

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It rebounded from a devastating double-overtime loss in the Bahamas by crushing Virginia.

Tuesday afternoon’s one-sided victory over Baylor — the same Baylor that knocked them off in said contest — felt similar.

Coming off a frustrating one-point loss to No. 15 Iowa State , the 14th-ranked Johnnies were facing an early test of their fortitude.

They answered the bell big-time, improving to 1-1 in the Players Era Festival with a commanding 96-81 win a

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