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Yes, it’s just an exhibition game. No, we’re not going to get ahead of ourselves. Yes, we are going to acknowledge what an absolute demolition that was — and just how fun it was to watch. What started as a 60-24 lead at halftime closed out as a 123-52 win for Kentucky over Kentucky Wesleyan, more than doubling up the Panthers in Mark Pope‘s coaching debut in Lexington. It wasn’t a sell-out — exhibitions never are — but the energy inside Rupp Arena was on a different planet to begin a new era of UK basketball. And the product certainly delivered, the Wildcats shooting out of their minds to the …

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