St. John’s showed more of an edge Thursday night, especially on the glass.

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Rick Pitino has wanted to see more physicality from what he has called his “finesse” team, and saw some of that in the 14th-ranked Johnnies’ 97-49 rout of Bucknell at Carnesecca Arena.

St. John’s was plus-22 in rebounding, had 44 points in the paint, blocked seven shots and tallied over 40 deflections.

Dillon Mitchell spearheaded the effort, producing 11 rebounds, four steals and three of the blocks.

“For me, it starts on the defensive end, that’s what I try to pride myself on, get the other guys going, get d

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