The noble and hearty Big Ten team valiantly defended their home turf, but it was all for naught. Rallying back from a laughable 14 points in the second half, the [redacted] had a chance to seal it late. Unfortunately, that chance was senior center Shaun Pruitt at the free throw line. The big man tossed an 0 fer Patrick Ewing style, allowing TSU to extend their lead with some charity stripe action of their own. The Tigers single handedly earn a trip to this week’s “Who Are These Guys?” despite their 4-7 record, meanwhile, the [fighting redacted]’s season continues its schadenfreude-tastic ways. Adding this game to the bad loss column with Miami(OH), they limp into conference play on Thursday to host Ohio State.

Tennessee State 60 - Illinois 58