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South Florida's Victor Rudd Jr., left, is guarded by Penn State's Cammeron Woodyard during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Uncasville, Conn., on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011. Fred Beckham, Associated Press
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Penn State's Sasa Borovnjak, left, shoots over South Florida's Ron Anderson Jr. during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Uncasville, Conn., on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011. Fred Beckham, Associated Press
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South Florida coach Stan Heath speaks to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Penn State at the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Uncasville, Conn., on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011. Fred Beckham, Associated Press
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Penn State coach Patrick Chambers speaks to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against South Florida at the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Uncasville, Conn., on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011. Fred Beckham, Associated Press
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Penn State's Cammeron Woodyard, center, shoots over South Florida's Ron Anderson Jr. during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Uncasville, Conn., on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011. Fred Beckham, Associated Press
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Tim Frazier accounted for more than half of Penn State's offense Sunday, scoring 27 points as the Nittany Lions overcame a sluggish first half to beat South Florida 53-49 in the Hall of Fame Tip-off tournament.

Jermaine Marshall added 11 points for Penn State (4-1), which had been blown out by Kentucky, 85-47, in the opening game of the tournament Saturday.

Blake Nash had 14 points and Toarlyn Fitzpatick 11 for South Florida (3-2), which lost forward Augustus Gilchrist to a shoulder injury in the first half.

South Florida led by six points in the second half before Penn State used a 12-1 run, keyed by back-to-back layups from Frazier, to hang on.

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Marshall's 3-pointer tied it at 43 with just under five minutes to play and Frazier's back-to-back layups, the second coming after he stole the ball in the backcourt, gave Penn State a 47-44 lead.

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