The hype-filled offseason for St. John’s culminated when the AP preseason poll came out on Monday and it was ranked No. 5 in the country. Everyone finally got to glimpse the Red Storm in competition with Saturday’s nationally-televised exhibition game against Towson at Carnesecca Arena. And while they didn’t exactly blow everyone away – and played an extremely underwhelming first half – one could see glimpses of what this team could be.

St. John’s shook off those first 20 minutes and an eight-point deficit at the break and came to score 52 points in the second half for a 73-63 win.

There was plenty of inconsistency. The Storm didn’t shoot well in the first half but made 50% in the second with 11 assists on 14 baskets. They didn’t guard the three-point arc well in the first half but held

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