The Ohio State Buckeyes fell to thetwo-time defending national champion Minnesota 20-15 Sunday afternoon in front of a spirited crowd at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The dual was important from a team standpoint, but it also contained several individual match-ups that were exceedingly important as the post-season draws near.     The most important match was at 157 lbs., where top-ranked defending national champion Luke Becker of Minnesota battled Buckeye Keaton Anderson, ranked No. 2. Anderson utilized lightning-quick shots and uncanny scrambling ability to unseat Becker 10-3.    The match started with both wrestlers feeling each other out, and Becker attacking with his vaunted underhook series, but the first period ended with the score knotted at zero. Anderson chose bottom to start the second period and quickly earned an escape. He then attacked Becker with a dazzling high-crotch, which he finished by lifting Becker off the mat and taking him down. Becker scrambled to his base and earned a quick escape, and the period ended 3-1 in favor of Anderson.    The third period saw Becker quickly escape to make it a one-point match, but Anderson went back on the attack and earned another takedown, making the score 5-2. After another Becker escape, Anderson came out of an amazing scramble with a yet another takedown and two nearfall points. The match ended with Anderson earning an extra point due to 1:17 of riding time to make the final 10-3.    "I really didn't change too much in preparation, I just trained like I normally do. I didn't watch the film, because it made me nervous. I just wanted to wrestle my match, and if I did I thought I had a good chance to win," said a very even-keeled Anderson after the match.    "Keaton is as focused as he can be. He played the game just right, he took everything away from him," added Buckeye coach Russ Hellickson.    The dual began at 197 lbs., with Gopher Damion Hahn earning a decisive 7-3 win over Anton Talamantes, jolting the defending national champs to a 3-0 lead. Hahn utilized an excellent single-leg in the first period and solid defense on his feet to earn the victory as he looked more comfortable at 197.     At heavyweight, an aggressive Tommy Rowlands, scored four takedowns to dominate Garrett Lowney, 9-4 in a battle of All-Americans. The Rowlands win tied the team score at 3-3.    The Gophers than rattled off four straight victories, including a fall by top ranked Ryan Lewis over Buckeye Rob Rosenfeld.     At 141 lbs., in a match that turned out to be very important to the final score, Minnesota's Derek Phillips was able to ride Ohio State's Jeff Ratliff the entire third period to earn an 9-8 victory. The match began in whirlwind fashion, with a first period that included five reversals, and when the smoke cleared, Ratliff led 8-7. Things settled down in the secong period, with the only point coming from a Phillips escape, and the Central Michigan transfer rode out Ratliff in the third period to earn the win, making the team score 16-3 in favor of Minnesota.     At 149 lbs., defending national champion Jared Lawrence earned a major decision over Buckeye senior Josh Daugherty, 11-3, giving Minnesota a 20-3 advantage.    Anderson's big win at 157 lbs. energized the crowd, and the Buckeyes won the last four matches of the dual, including a 3-1 victory by John Clark over Minnesota's Jacob Volkman at 165 lbs. The rivals wrestled a very strategic match. With the score was tied at 1-1 late in the third period, Clark was able to finish a single-leg takedown as time expired for the dramatic decision.    "Actually, there was almost too much energy (after the Anderson win)," Clark said. "I just had to stay relaxed. I was just trying to keep it close until the end, and I was excited about the score after second period."    Ohio State's Blake Kaplan and Casey Kaputska won close decisions at 174 and 184 lbs., respectively, to bring the meet to an end.     "We needed to win at 141 or 197, and we knew that going in," said Hellickson. "Our guys need to decide what they really want to be. All of our guys need to wrestle an emotional match. I'm sick of losing these close ones."