Nebraska got an upset from ninth-ranked Dominick Moyer over fourth-ranked Nathan Morgan, and Jordan Burroughs followed with a win at 149 to put the Cornhuskers in a position to win the dual in the final match.
Nebraska needed a pin at 157 to win the dual. Newly McSpadden escaped in the closing minutes to send the match into overtime. In the overtime period, McSpadden took a shot and a scrambled ensued. McSpadden came out on top to score the winning takedown and beat Chris Oliver to close out the dual for the Cowboys.
"Going into the last match, I was thankful for the major decisions that we got early," head coach John Smith said. "I was pleased with them (major decisios), and they were important going into the last match.
"It was a good win. This can be a tough place to wrestle, and we found a way to scrap out a win. It was a good effort by Newly to close out the dual."
The Cowboys jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the dual. Johny Hendricks got it started with a major decision at 165. Brandon Mason and Jack Jensen both followed with decisions.
Nebraska tried to climb back into the dual with a major decision at 197 and a decision at 125, but the Cowboys put distance in the score as Jared Rosholt and Coleman Scott both scored major decisions at heavyweight and 133, respectively.
OSU led 18-7 and appeared to be in good position, but an upset at 141 and a Nebraska victory at 149 gave the Huskers an opportunity to win the dual in the final bout. McSpadden came through for the Pokes, however, with an overtime victory to make the final score 21-13.
OSU improved to 13-4 on the season, while Nebraska dropped to 7-6.
The Cowboys return home on Saturday when second-ranked Missouri visits Gallagher-Iba Arena for a dual slated to begin at 7 p.m.
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