During the search for a men’s basketball head coach at Kentucky in April Mark Pope This made sense for UK from a fitness standpoint, but the BYU head coach also wanted to modernize the offense in Lexington. We got our first glimpse of this in the two exhibition wins, but the new approach led to a big win on opening night.

Kentucky’s ruthless offensive efficiency didn’t surprise Wright State.

In the 103-62 win, Kentucky averaged a ridiculous 1.47 points per possession on 39 of 65 (60%) shooting, 30 assists and just seven turnovers on 70 possessions. The Wildcats made 11 three-pointers, but only 36.9 percent of all field goal attempts came from behind the arc. Last season under Pope, BYU made over 50 percent of its total field goal attempts from three-point range.

We can expect the number of three-pointers to increase as the competition heats up, but Kentucky has shown that they can put inferior opponents in their place when they focus on taking away the three-point shot.

Kentucky scored 56 paint points while shooting 68.3 percent from two-point range in Monday night’s 41-point win. The Wildcats scored 50 points on dunks and lay-ups as the offense provided easy looks at the basket throughout the game. wing Otega Oweh (21 points on nine field goal attempts) and Koby Brea (18 points on eight field goal attempts) each achieved a ridiculously high scoring rate.

Kentucky only needs 14 free throws to score over 100 points. In a game where the difference was supposed to be less than 20 points, the home team easily defeated the Horizon League team at Rupp Arena from two-point range.

Kentucky showcased the dual-threat ability of this offense on Monday night.

Box Score: Kentucky vs. Wright State