Three wrestlers fall in do-or-die round
In the opening matches of the consolation round, Dolan saw his season come to an end, losing to Oklahoma State's Oberson Blanc 13-2.
Schavrien came up with a big win by defeating Oklahoma's Brian Shelton 5-3, to continue on to the third place bout. If Schavrien is able to win in a rematch against Vacanti, he will finish in third place and will qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
Sherry's career as a Missouri Tiger likely ended after getting pinned by Nebraska's Robert Sanders in 1:33. The crowd erupted at Sanders pin, as Sherry was completely dominated during his match.
Henderson wrestled against Oklahoma's Pat Flynn, with the winner earning a bid to the NCAA Tournament. In their previous meeting, Henderson lost to Flynn 2-0. In this match, with 19 seconds remaining in the first period, Flynn took Henderson to his back and stuck him. Now, Henderson will have to wait for the NCAA Committee to meet on March 11 to see if he can earn an at-large bid.
The last MU wrestler to compete in the do-or-die round was Askren. Askren wrestled against Oklahoma's Eric Lapotsky. Askren gave up a takedown not even a minute into the match, as Lapotsky shot right in and was able to get to Askren's legs. Lapotsky then turned Askren to earn an additional three points. Askren then reversed Lapotsky to cut the lead to three at the end of the first period. Askren chose to go down in the second period and got another reversal to cut the lead to one. Lapotsky escaped in the third period to take a two-point lead, but Askren wasted no time in taking him down to take tie it up. Askren then cut Lapotsky and scored another takedown to take a one point lead. After riding time was factored in, Askren won by a final score of 9-7.