Frazier made his sophomore debut on November 7 , 2010 , in an exhibition game against East Stroudsburg . He added 10 points , 6 assists , and two steals . Frazier also recorded a team-high 4 turnovers . DeChellis commented , " Offensively we were poor tonight and we had too many turnovers ... something we 've struggled with in practice . " On November 12 , 2010 , Frazier made his second appearance as a sophomore with 6 points , 7 rebounds , 6 assists , and 1 steal . He shot 1-of-5 on field goals , while going a perfect 4-of-4 from the free-throw line . Frazier was named the game 's starting shooting guard and was allowed 30 minutes of playing time . He made his first-ever appearance as Penn State 's starting point guard on November 19 vs. Fairfield , and contributed 3 points , 4 rebounds , 7 assists , and 1 steal . The team 's coach commented on Frazier 's powerful defensive performance , " thought Tim Frazier did a very nice job defensively on the point guard for Fairfield who is a really good player . He bothered him all night . " Frazier made his first impression above the 10-points barrier on January 15 , 2011 vs. Ohio State , with 11 points , 6 rebounds , and 5 assists . He shot 4-of-4 from the field and made three of four free throws . On March 12 , 2011 , Frazier scored 22 points against Michigan State , his season-high as a sophomore , helping the team pull off the upset victory in the semifinals of the 2011 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament . He played in his first NCAA Tournament game against Temple , contributing 15 points , 7 assists , 5 rebounds , and 2 steals . He made a late miscue guarding Juan Fernández , allowing the opposing guard to close out the game with under one second remaining in regulation . Frazier recalled the moment , " I closed out high end so he would n't be able to shoot over me . ( He ) made a great move , pivoted a couple of times and then stepped through . " Fernández said , " I was thinking about shooting a jump shot but I killed my dribble and ( Tim ) Frazier was right there . For some reason he jumped over to my right and that gave me the space to go left . " By the end of the season , Frazier averaged 6.3 points , 5.1 assists , 3.9 rebounds , 1.0 steals , and 0.1 blocks per game . He was named to the Academic All-Big Ten following 2010 – 11
2011 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament
2011 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Tim Frazier