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It was just an exhibition game. It was just an exhibition game. It was just an exhibition game. It doesn’t matter how many times you say it, watching the first 40 minutes of the Mark Pope era at Kentucky rocked. The Wildcats blitzed Kentucky Wesleyan, knocking down 21 of 42 three-pointers to run away with a wonderfully entertaining 123-52 victory at Rupp Arena. The 71-point win is the largest margin of victory in any game since the Wildcats tipped off the 2016 season with a 93-point win over Asbury. It’s the third-largest margin of victory in a Kentucky basketball exhibition. Multiple players …