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Three takeaways from Kentucky men’s basketball’s 86-46 win over New Mexico State

Kentucky men’s basketball earned an 86-46 win over New Mexico State on Monday.

Despite the Wildcats being up by just eight points going into halftime in Monday night’s season opener, they were able to flex their muscles in the second half for the lopsided win.

With that in mind, three takeaways from the win stuck out more than others.

ROB DILLINGHAM MAY BE THE BEST SIXTH MAN IN THE NATION

How many teams in the nation can bring a five-star recruit off the bench? Not a lot.

Well, Kentucky is one of those teams that can as Dillingham showed on Monday night when he solidified himself as a game-changer and showed why it is so important to have him on the court.