Monday, December 31, 2007

Tennessee State upsets Illinois on road 60-58

The fourth major test was a charm for the Tennessee State men's basketball team Sunday. After suffering close losses to major powers Georgia Tech, Indiana and Vanderbilt earlier in the season, the Tigers scored their biggest win of the season with a 60-58 upset victory over Big Ten foe Illinois before a stunned Assembly Hall crowd of 16,618 in Champaign, Illinois.

"There's no question about it that having been there before made a big difference," TSU Coach Cy Alexander said. "We've played with all of these teams. We haven't gotten blown out by anybody all year. This is a great win for our program as we try to move the program forward."

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This is a tremendous win for the Tennessee State University men's basketball team over a high quality Division I program.

This win was no fluke.

The Tigers led 29-24 at halftime behind 40 percent shooting from the field and five 3-pointers. Tennessee State ended the game 8-for-19 from 3-point range. The Tigers' second-half advantage increased to 47-33 before Illinois (8-5) rallied to cut the lead to 48-45.

Congratulations to the TSU Tigers!

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