"That's tough to take, because when it came to effort, we have some guys not there yet," Husker coach Mark Manning said. "Caleb really stepped up and we were not surprised with him winning. And TJ winning in overtime was getting the job done. That showed some guts to come back with the takedown at the end of the third and the takedown in overtime."

Dudley, a 184-pound freshman, defeated No. 16 Dominic Abounader when he scored a rolling takedown with 11 seconds left in the third period to force overtime. He won when he scored a single-leg takedown with 2 seconds left in overtime.

Coupled with the major decision by Kokesh at 174 pounds, the Huskers took a 16-12 lead with one match left.

Michigan's second-ranked heavyweight, Adam Coon, managed to record a major decision against Collin Jensen to tie the team score at 16. After both teams shook hands and the fans filled the floor, it was determined that the 2-year-old tiebreaker would be used.

"Nobody wants a tie, and that's OK," Manning said. When asked if his team was missing some fire, he said Michigan's conservative wrestling style was tough to overcome. "It's hard to score points against that style, but they won, and the 'W' is what matters."

Green (26-0) saw his record and No. 1 ranking threatened by Jake Salazar. Salazar, who had a 2-6 record coming into the match, scored a takedown and tied the match at 6-6 with 10 seconds left in the third period. Green scored an escape in the second overtime and rode out Salazar for the final 30 seconds of the next overtime to win 7-6.

Reach Ken Hambleton at 402-473-7313 or khambleton@journalstar.com.

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