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Michigan basketball upset by last-place Penn State: 'They punked us'

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Deep within the Bryce Jordan Center, Charles Matthews stood by himself, looking down at a postgame stat sheet he held in his hands.

Matthews barely looked up as he answered questions. His voice was quiet, but still held a measure of determination — along with plenty of frustration.

As Matthews' eyes scanned the page, he was asked about what happened in the first half of Michigan basketball's 75-69 loss to Penn State — and summed up his team's loss in three words.

"They punked us," Matthews said. "Simple as that.