Wrestling Play-by-Play (OU)

No. 4 Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. No. 14 Oklahoma
McCasland Field House, Norman, Okla.
Sunday, Feb. 8
All rankings shown based on Feb. 3 NWCA poll.
Attendance: 554

285 Pounds: No. 19 Tucker Lane (NU) vs. No. 16 Nathan Fernandez (OU)
First Period......Second Period.....Fernandez chooses down....1:52, Fernandez escape, 0-1.....Third Period......Lane chooses down.....1:53, Lane escape, 1-1......:38, Lane takedown, 3-1.....

Lane (NU) wins by decision, 3-1.

NU 3, OU 0

125 Pounds: Andy Pokorny (NU) vs. No. 7 Joey Fio (OU)
First Period.....2:47, Fio takedown, 0-2......2:22, Pokorny reversal, 2-2......2:07, Fio escape, 2-3......1:08, Fio takedown, 2-5......Second Period.....Pokorny chooses down.....1:57, Pokorny escape, 3-5......:22, Fio takedown, 3-7........:14, Pokorny escape, 4-7.....Third Period......Fio chooses down.....1:56, Fio escape, 4-8......1:34, Fio takedown, 4-10.....1:25, Pokorny escape, 4-11......:43, Fio takedown, 4-13.....:00, Fio nearfall, 4-16.......Fio riding time advantage, 1:25, 4-17.....

Fio (OU) wins by major decision, 17-4.

NU 3, OU 4

133 Pounds: Matt Vacanti (NU) vs. Brian Shelton (OU)
First Period.....Second Period......Shelton chooses down......1:27, Shelton escape, 0-1.....:34, Shelton takedown, 0-3.....Third Period.....Vacanti chooses down....1:54, Vacanti escape, 1-3.....1:14, Shelton takedown, 1-5......:12, Shelton nearfall, 1-7......Shelton riding time advantage, 1:18, 1-8....

Shelton (OU) wins by decision, 8-1.

NU 3, OU 7

141 Pounds: Patrick Aleksanyan (NU) vs. Seth Vernon (OU)
First Period....1:59, Aleksanyan takedown, 2-0.....1:10, Vernon escape, 2-1.....:39, Vernon takedown, 2-3......Second Period.....Aleksanyan chooses down......1:34, Aleksanyan escape, 3-3......:01, Vernon takedown, 3-5......Third Period.....Vernon chooses down.....1:40, Vernon escape, 3-6......

Vernon (OU) wins by decision, 6-3.

NU 3, OU 10

149 Pounds: Curtis Salazar (NU) vs. No. 8 Kyle Terry (OU)
First Period....2:18, Terry takedown, 0-2......2:15, Salazar escape, 1-2.......1:59, Terry takedown, 1-4.....1:57, Salazar escape, 2-4.....1:28, Terry takedown, 2-6.....:23, Terry nearfall, 2-9.....Second Period.....Terry chooses down......1:47, Terry escape, 2-10.......1:45, Terry takedown, 2-12.....:55, Salazar escape, 3-12......:24, Terry takedown, 3-14......Third Period.....Salazar chooses down.....1:24, Salazar escape, 4-14......1:16, Terry takedown, 4-16......1:08, Salazar escape, 5-16.......1:00, Terry takedown, 5-18......:57, Salazar escape, 6-18.....:44, Terry takedown, 6-20....Terry riding time advantage, 4:02, 6-21....

Terry (OU) wins by technical fall, 21-6.

NU 3, OU 15

157 Pounds: No. 3 Jordan Burroughs (NU) vs. Chad Terry (OU)
First Period.....Second Period.....Burroughs chooses down.....1:46, Burroughs escape, 1-0.....1:05, Burroughs takedown, 3-0.....:48, Terry escape, 3-1.....Third Period.....Terry chooses down.....1:52, Terry escape, 3-2......1:23, Burroughs takedown, 5-2.....:59, Terry escape, 5-3......:14, Burroughs takedown, 7-3......:12, Terry escape, 7-4......:03, Burroughs takedown, 9-4.....

Burroughs (NU) wins by decision, 9-4.

NU 6, OU 15

165 Pounds: No. 6 Stephen Dwyer (NU) vs. Ryan Smith (OU)
First Period.....Second Period......Smith chooses down......Third Period.....Dwyer chooses down.....1:52, Dwyer escape, 1-0......:37, Dwyer takedown, 3-0....Dwyer riding time advantage, 2:27, 4-0.....

Dwyer (NU) wins by decision, 4-0.

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174 Pounds: No. 3 Brandon Browne (NU) vs. No. 7 Jeff James (OU)
First Period.....Second Period....Browne chooses down.....1:19, Browne reversal, 2-0.....1:12, James escape, 2-1.....Third Period....James chooses down.....1:56, James escape, 2-2.....1:00, Browne takedown, 4-2.......:50, James escape, 4-3.....:02, Browne takedown, 6-3......

Browne (NU) wins by decision, 6-3.

NU 12, OU 15

184 Pounds: No. 11 Vince Jones (NU) vs. No. 19 Pat Flynn (OU)
First Period.....Second Period.....Flynn chooses down.....Third Period......Jones chooses down.....1:33, Jones reversal, 2-0.....:50, Jones stalling.....Jones riding time advantage, 3:02, 3-0.

Jones (NU) wins by decision, 3-0.

NU 15, OU 15

197 Pounds: No. 2 Craig Brester (NU) vs.  No. 11 Eric Lapotsky (OU)
First Period....:20, Brester takedown, 2-0.....Second Period....Brester chooses down.....1:32, Brester escape, 3-0.....Third Period....Lapotsky chooses down.....1:57, Lapotsky escape, 3-1....1:39, Brester takedown, 5-1......:41, Lapotsky escape, 5-2......

Brester (NU) wins by decision, 5-2.

NU 18, 15

Final Team Score: Nebraska 18, Oklahoma 15