Aside from winning, Mark Pope had one big objective heading into today’s game vs. Bucknell: owning the offensive boards. Kentucky only had seven offensive rebounds to Wright State’s eleven in the season-opener, which prompted Pope to challenge his team to be stronger on the glass in game two. They responded. Kentucky won the rebounding battle 57-35, 22-12 on the offensive end. It was clear the message was received early on, as the Cats were physical from the start, totaling 12 offensive rebounds in the first half to Bucknell’s two. Although today’s 100-72 victory over the Bison wasn’t perfect,…