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You’d be hard-pressed to find a lot of things to nitpick in Kentucky’s 103-62 season-opening win over Wright State. The Cats had 30 assists on 39 made baskets, shot 60% from the floor, and totaled 11 steals that led to 18 points. Even the win margin, 41 points, was too good to be true, matching Mark Pope’s old jersey number. In Pope’s eyes, there was at least one area in which his team fell short: rebounding. While Kentucky outrebounded Wright State 41-32, they gave up 11 offensive rebounds, which led to 10 second-chance points for the Raiders. After Kentucky only won the battle of the boards …