No. 6 Nebraska Cornhuskers at Las Vegas Invitational
Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev.
Saturday, Dec. 5
All rankings shown based on Dec. 2 NWCA poll.
Consolation - 133 Pounds: Matt Vacanti (NU) vs. Cory VomBaur (Wyoming)
First Period.....2:48, Vacanti takedown, 2-0......1:35, VomBaur escape, 2-1.....Second Period....Vacanti chooses down.....Third Period.....VomBaur chooses down.....1:47, VomBaur escape, 2-2......Overtime......:20, Vacanti takedown, 4-2....
Vacanti (NU) wins by decision, 4-2 sudden victory.
Consolation - 133 Pounds: Matt Vacanti (NU) vs. No. 17 T.J. Dillashaw (Cal St Fullerton)
First Period.....2:23, Dillashaw takedown, 0-2.....2:00, Vacanti escape, 1-2.....:37, Dillashaw takedown, 1-4.....Second Period.....Dillashaw chooses down....1:14, Dillashaw escape, 1-5.....Third Period.....Vacanti chooses down....:54, Vacanti escape, 2-5.....:27, Dillashaw takedown, 2-7.....Dillashaw riding time advantage, 1:45, 2-8....
Dillashaw (CSF) wins by decision, 8-2.
Consolation - 133 Pounds: Matt Vacanti (NU) vs. Thomas Kimbrell (Cal St Bakersfield)
First Period....Second Period.....Kimbrell chooses down.....1:56, Kimbrell escape, 0-1.....:48, Kimbrell takedown, 0-3.....:35, Vacanti escape, 1-3.....:05, Vacanti takedown, 3-3....Third Period...Vacanti chooses down....1:52, Vacanti escape, 4-3.....1:06, Kimbrell takedown, 4-5.....:52, Vacanti escape, 5-5......Overtime.....:34, Kimbrell takedown, 5-7....
Kimbrell (CSB) wins by decision, 7-5 sudden victory.
Vacanti (NU) finishes eighth.
Semifinals - 157 Pounds: No. 3 Jordan Burroughs (NU) vs. No. 5 J.P. O'Conner (Harvard)
First Period.....Second Period....O'Conner chooses down.....1:55, O'Conner escape, 0-1.....Third Period...Burroughs chooses down......1:58, Burroughs escape, 1-1.....1:16, Burroughs takedown, 3-1......1:07, O'Conner escape, 3-2.....
Burroughs (NU) wins by decision, 3-2.
Finals - 157 Pounds: No. 3 Jordan Burroughs (NU) vs. No. 6 Jordan Leen (Cornell)
First Period.....:45, Burroughs takedown, 2-0.....:13, Leen escape, 2-1....Second Period....Leen chooses down....1:58, Leen escape, 2-2....1:55, Leen takedown, 2-4.....1:38, Burroughs escape, 3-4.....:59, Burroughs takedown, 5-4.....:45, Leen escape, 5-5.....:04, Burroughs takedown, 7-5.....Third Period...Burroughs chooses neutral....1:19, Burroughs takedown, 9-5.....1:05, Leen escape, 9-6....:48, Leen takedown, 9-8....:45, Burroughs escape, 10-8.....
Burroughs (NU) wins by decision, 10-8.
Burroughs (NU) finishes first.
Semifinals - 165 Pounds: No. 4 Stephen Dwyer (NU) vs. No. 13 Colt Sponseller (Ohio State)
First Period....Second Period.....Dwyer chooses down.....Third Period.....Sponseller chooses down.....1:02, Sponseller escape, 0-1.....Sponseller riding time advantage, 1:03, 0-2.....
Sponseller (OSU) wins by decision, 2-0.
Consolation Semifinals - 165 Pounds: No. 4 Stephen Dwyer (NU) vs. Andrew Howe (Wisconsin)
First Period....:03, Dwyer takedown, 2-0......Second Period.....Howe chooses down.....1:38, Howe escape, 2-1.....:40, Dwyer takedown, 4-1.....Third Period....Dwyer chooses down.....1:54, Dwyer escape, 5-1.....1:30, Dwyer takedown, 7-1......:58, Howe escape, 7-2.....:20, Howe penalty, 8-2....:08, Dwyer takedown, 10-2.....Dwyer riding time advantage, 1:23, 11-2...
Dwyer (NU) wins by major decision, 11-2.
Consolation Finals - 165 Pounds: No. 4 Stephen Dwyer (NU) vs. No. 6 Luke Manuel (Purdue)
First Period...Second Period....Dwyer chooses down....1:47, Dwyer escape, 1-0....:26, Dwyer takedown, 3-0.....Third Period....Manuel chooses down....Dwyer riding time advantage, 2:12, 4-0.....
Dwyer (NU) wins by decision, 4-0.
Dwyer (NU) finishes third.
Semifinals - 174 Pounds: No. 3 Brandon Browne (NU) vs. No. 11 Kurt Brenner (West Virginia)
First Period.....Second Period....Browne chooses down.....:45, Browne escape, 0-1.....Third Period.....Brenner chooses down....1:52, Brenner escape, 1-1.....1:15, Browne takedown, 3-1....:00, Browne nearfall, 5-1.....
Browne (NU) wins by decision, 5-1.
Finals - 174 Pounds: No. 3 Brandon Browne (NU) vs. No. 1 Steve Luke (Michigan)
First Period....Second Period...Browne chooses down.....1:42, Brown escape, 1-0....Third Period....1:59, Luke escape, 1-1.....Overtime....:39, Luke takedown, 3-1....
Luke (UM) wins by decision, 3-1 sudden victory.
Browne (NU) finishes second.
Semifinals - 197 Pounds: No. 3 Craig Brester (NU) vs. No. 11 Logan Brown (Purdue)
First Period....2:50, Brester takedown, 2-0....2:35, Brown escape, 2-1....2:18, Brester takedown, 4-1......1:32, Brown escape, 4-2.....:13, Brester takedown, 6-2.....Second Period......Brester chooses down....1:54, Brester escape, 7-2.....:34, Brown stalling, 8-2....:24, Brown stalling, 9-2....Third Period.....Brown chooses down....1:35, Brown escape, 9-3.....1:12, Brown stalling, 10-3.....:03, Brester takedown, 12-3.....Brester riding time advantage, 1:07, 13-3....
Brester (NU) wins by major decision, 13-3.
Finals - 197 Pounds: No. 3 Craig Brester (NU) vs. No. 13 Richard Starks (Army)
First Period....2:22, Brester takedown, 2-0.....1:05, Starks escape, 2-1....:28, Brester takedown, 4-1.....Second Period....Brester chooses down....1:57, Brester escape, 5-1....:10, Brester takedown, 7-1....Third Period....Starks chooses neutral....1:55, Brester takedown, 9-1.....1:21, Starkes escape, 9-2.....Brester riding time advantage, 1:54, 10-2.....
Brester (NU) wins by major decision, 10-2.
Brester (NU) finishes first.
Consolation - 285 Pounds: Tucker Lane (NU) vs. David Marone (Virginia Tech)
First Period.....Second Period......Marone chooses down.....1:43, Marone escape, 0-1.....Third Period.....Lane chooses down.....1:58, Lane escape, 1-1....Overtime.....:23, Lane takedown, 3-1.....
Lane (NU) wins by decision, 3-1 sudden victory.
Consolation - 285 Pounds: Tucker Lane (NU) vs. No. 19 Benjamin Berhow (Minnesota)
First Period....Second Period...Lane chooses down...1:47, Lane escape, 1-0...Third Period....Berhow chooses down...1:55, Berhow escape, 1-1....:18, Lane takedown, 3-1......:10, Berhow escape, 3-2.....
Lane (NU) wins by decision, 3-2.
Consolation Semifinals - 285 Pounds: Tucker Lane (NU) vs. No. 20 Ryan Flores (Columbia)
First Period....:30, Lane takedown, 2-0....Second Period....Flores chooses down....1:52, Flores escape, 2-1....:17, Lane takedown, 4-1.....:02, Flores escape, 4-2.....Third Period....Lane chooses down.....1:31, Lane escape, 5-2......1:14, Lane takedown, 7-2.....:44, Flores escape, 7-3.....:20, Lane stalling warning....
Lane (NU) wins by decision, 7-3
Consolation Finals - 285 Pounds: Tucker Lane (NU) vs. No. 3 Kyle Massey (Wisconsin)
First Period....Second Period.....Massey chooses down.....1:23, Massey escape, 0-1.....Third Period....Lane chooses down.....1:51, Lane escape, 1-1.....1:13, Massey takedown, 1-3.....:47, Lane escape, 2-3....
Massey (UW) wins by decision, 3-2.
Lane (NU) finishes fourth.