OSU won eight of the 10 bouts, with four wins coming by bonus points. Tyler Shinn, Coleman Scott and Jack Jensen all recorded major decisions and senior Johny Hendricks recorded a technical fall in his final match at home.
The Cowboys improved to 14-5 on the season and extended their Bedlam winning streak to 18 consecutive matches. OU dropped to 7-6 on the year.
The Cowboys jumped out to an 11-0 lead after the first three matches. Tyler Shinn recorded a major decision over Henry Roman and Coleman Scott received a major decision over Brian Shelton.
Scott needed a takedown for a technical fall, but Shelton tied up Scott's leg and ran the clock out. Nathan Morgan followed with a narrow decision over Kyle Terry at 141 pounds.
OU got on the board at 149 with a decision by third-ranked Matt Storniolo over B.J. Jackson.
The Cowboys took control of the dual after that. Newly McSpadden recorded a takedown with 40 seconds remaining to rally and defeat OU's No. 15-ranked Will Rowe.
Johny Hendricks then put the dual out of reach for the Sooners. OU's Shane Seibert came out aggressive and it backfired as Hendricks quickly put nine points on the board in the first period. Hendricks added to it over the next two periods, and came close to pinning him in the third period. Hendricks scored a takedown with 17 seconds remaining and rode out the match for a technical fall to put OSU up 19-3 in the dual.
The best match of the night came at 174 and sealed the win for the Cowboys. Brandon Mason scored a quick takedown on Josh Weitzel and piled well over two minutes of riding time in the first period. Weitzel quickly erased the riding time with a second period ride out, and he scored a third period takedown to send the match into overtime.
Neither wrestler could take the other one down, nor could neither wrestler escape. Mason and Weitzel battled through three sudden victory sessions and three tie-breaker periods. Until after an exhaustive 13 minutes of wrestling, Mason snuck behind Weitzel and scored the winning takedown to put the score out of reach, 22-3, with three matches remaining.
Jack Jensen was impressive with a major decision over Josh Hinton. Jensen scored a takedown with seven seconds remaining in the match to secure the major. OU scored a decision at 197, but OSU's Jared Rosholt put the finishing touches on the rout with a decision at heavyweight.
"I think there was definitely an improvement today and we are heading in the right direction," head coach John Smith said. "It is going to have to be a lot more to get where we need to be. I know what it is going to take for us at the end and we have not given that to this point. Even with a 29-6 win, there has to be more. I believe we can get there. I think this sent a good message that we are working our tails off for the drive for five."
The Cowboys have three weeks off to prepare for the Big 12 Championships in Columbia, Mo., on March 3.
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