EVANSTON—Juice Thompson, the smallest player on the court, was a major force for a Northwestern team learning to survive without its star.Thompson scored 13 of his career-high 31 points in the final 5:04 Sunday as Northwestern finished with a 16-1 run and rallied to defeat Tennessee State 69-62.Northwestern (2-1) is without Kevin Coble, a second-team All-Big Ten forward last year who will miss this season with a foot injury. Another senior leader, reserve forward Jeff Ryan, also is done for the season.Both players were hurt in the last two weeks. That put instant pressure on Thompson, a junior who averaged only 9.9 points last season.Thompson’s previous career high was 24 points.