Rupp Arena held its breath in the first half of Tuesday's opener when sophomore Trent Noah went down with an ankle injury, grimacing in obvious pain. It was the last thing a team already battling the injury bug needed. Noah who drew his first Kentucky start is seen as a key part of this team.
But the real story happened on the sideline, and Mark Pope's hilarious retelling of it reveals everything you need to know about Noah's toughness.
Mark Pope's postgame story on Trent Noah's injury
"One of the assistants came up to me in the I think at the end of the first half, or beginning of the second half and said, 'Trent's good to go.