Finals play-by-play - NCAA National Championships

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John Fuller (TheMat.com)
03/23/2002


Finals Matchups  125 Pounds  Stephen Abas (Fresno State) dec. Luke Eustice (Iowa), 8-4   First Period  At :31 Abas scores on an ankle pick, 2-0  At 1:01 Eustice escapes, 2-1  At 1:22 Abas scores on snapdown, 4-1  At 1:51 Eustice escapes, 4-2    Second Period  Abas begins the period down  Abas escapes in :28, 5-2  At 4:06 Abas scores on a single leg, 7-2  At 4:34 Eustice escapes, 7-3    Third Period  Eustice begins the period down  Eustice escapes in :10, 7-4  Abas adds another point with riding time, 8-4       133 Pounds  Johnny Thompson (Oklahoma State) dec. Ryan Lewis (Minnesota), 5-4  First Period  At 2:12 Thompson is warned for stalling  No scoring    Second Period  Thompson begins the period down  Thompson escapes in :07, 1-0  At 3:51 Lewis scores on a snapdown, 1-2  At 4:15 Thompson reverses Lewis and holds for 2 nearfall, 5-2  At 4:37 Lewis escapes, 5-3    Third Period  Lewis begins the period down  Lewis escapes in :31, 5-4      141 Pounds  Aaron Holker (Iowa State) dec. Eric Larkin (Arizona State), 10-5  First Period  At 1:27 Holker scores on a single leg, 2-0  At 1:49 Larkin reverses Holker and locks up a cradle, no nearfall, 2-2  At 2:21 Holker breaks the cradle and reverses Larkin, 4-2  At 2:73 Holker is warned for stalling    Second Period  Holker begins the period down  At 3:36 Holker comes out the back to reverse Larkin, 6-2  At 4:02 Larkin reverses Holker, 6-4  At 4:36 Holker escapes, 7-4    Third Period  Larkin begins the period down  Larkin escapes in :20, 7-5  At 5:32 Holker scores on a single leg, 9-5  Holker adds another point with riding time, 10-5      149 Pounds  Jared Lawrence (Minnesota) dec. Jarred Frayer (Oklahoma), 3-1  First Period  At 2:42 both wrestlers warned for stalling  At 2:58 Lawrence scores a takedown at the edge, 2-0    Second Period  Lawrence begins the period down  Lawrence escapes in :11, 3-0    Third Period  Frayer begins the period down  Frayer escapes in 1:00, 3-1      157 Pounds  Luke Becker (Minnesota) dec. Bryan Snyder (Nebraska), 5-4 2OT  First Period  At 2:13 Becker scores from a fireman's, 2-0  At 2:17 Snyder escapes, 2-1  At 2:36 Snyder scores a double at the edge, 2-3  At 2:43 Becker escapes, 3-3    Second Period  Snyder begins the period down  Snyder escapes in :02, 3-4    Third Period  Becker begins the period down  Becker escapes in :07, 4-4    Overtime  No scoring    Double Overtime  Becker chooses down  Becker escapes in :04      165 Pounds  Joe Heskett (Iowa State) dec. Matt Lackey (Illinois), 4-2  First Period  At :1:41 Lackey scores a takedown, 2-0  At 2:16 Heskett escapes, 2-1    Second Period  Heskett begins the period down  Heskett escapes in :08, 2-2    Third Period  Period begins in neutral  At 5:28 Lackey is warned for stalling  At 6:58 Heskett scores on an ankle pick to win the match, 4-2      174 Pounds  Greg Jones (West Virginia) dec. Greg Parker (Princeton), 9-5  First Period  At :52 Jones scores a takedown, 2-0  At :58 Parker escapes, 2-1  At 1:38 Jones scores on a single, 4-1  At 2:42 Parker escapes, 4-2    Second Period  Jones begins the period down  Jones escapes in :37, 5-2    Third Period  Parker begins the period down  Parker escapes in :04, 5-3  At 5:15 Jones scores on a single leg, 7-3  At 5:18 Parker escapes, 7-4  At 6:28 Jones scores another takedown, 9-4  At 6:32 Parker escapes, 9-5  At 6:52 Jones scores a final takedown, 11-5  Jones adds another point with riding time, 12-5      184 Pounds  Rob Rohn (Lehigh) fall Josh Lambrecht (Oklahoma), 6:47  First Period  At 1:07 Rohn scores on a double leg, 2-0  At 1:31 Lambrecht escapes, 2-1    Second Period  Lambrecht begins the period down  Lambrecht escapes in :04, 2-2  At 4:22 Lambrecht scores a takedown scoring 3 nearfall, 2-7  Lambrecht turns Rohn again for 3 nearfall, and again for 2 nearfall, 2-12    Third Period  Period begins in neutral position  At 5:28 Lambrecht scores on a single leg, 2-14  At 5:31 Rohn escapes, 14-3  At 5:52 Rohn hits a high flyer taking Lambrecht to his back and getting the fall at 6:47      197 Pounds  Cael Sanderson (Iowa State) maj dec. Jon Trenge (Lehigh), 12-4  First Period  At 1:13 Sanderson double legs Trenge to his back for 3 nearfall, 5-0  At 2:04 Trenge escapes, 5-1  At 2:32 Sanderson scores another takedown, 7-1    Second Period  Trenge begins the period down  Trenge escapes in :08, 7-2  At 3:17 Sanderson scores on an ankle pick, 9-2  At 3:58 Trenge escapes, 9-3    Third Period  Sanderson begins the period down  At 6:02 Sanderson reverses Trenge, 11-3  At 6:20 Trenge escapes, 11-4  Sanderson adds another point with riding time, 12-4      285 Pounds  Tommy Rowlands (Ohio State) dec. Steve Mocco (Iowa), 1-1 2OT RO  First Period  No scoring    Second Period  Rowlands begins the period down  Rowlands escapes in :10, 1-0  At 4:24 Mocco is warned for stalling    Third Period  Mocco begins the period down  Mocco escapes in :05, 1-1    Overtime  No scoring    Double Overtime  Mocco chooses down  With 11 second left in the OT, Rowlands is warned for stalling  Rowlands rides Mocco through the OT