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What we learned from Kentucky basketball's season-opening win over Morehead State

LEXINGTON — Kentucky basketball opened the 2020-21 season with an 81-45 win over Morehead State Wednesday. Here is what we learned from the game.

1. This is what elite talent looks like

The level of competition will increase quickly on Kentucky's schedule, starting with Sunday's matchup with possible popular Cinderella pick Richmond, but against an overmatched Morehead State team, John Calipari's team showed the advantage of the signing No. 1 recruiting class in the country.

In what had to be a first in the modern history of the UK program, the first 10 players to check into the game Wednesday were each making their Kentucky debut.