Penn state did a better job winning the close matches. Iowa needed to win one of the tossups at 133, 141, 174, or 197. At 133 desanto needs to finish a shot and he wins. 174 Kememer was dead to rights a couple times and got out of the takedown. He thought he had been given a point at the end of the 2nd 30 second overtime and relaxed thinking they’d go back to their feet for another minute. 197 Warner has done that his whole career, get a lead and shut down. He rode him tougher than nails and you could see the fight leaving dean with every hard mat return, but he let up. Against a good opponent like dean they don’t stop coming and you can’t give up. When you have them about to break, you have to break them. I thought hwt was going to get ugly after kerkvliet scored that easy double leg, I’m not sure what he was thinking trying that trip with Cassiopi in a locked over under.
The thing that set Iowa apart when gable was the coach was that Iowa would win matches they weren’t supposed to, they would always be looking to score no matter the score of the match. Iowa would score at the edge of the mat and at the end of the period. Lately, Iowa has had several wrestlers that do not do any of that no matter the circumstances. They could dominate after getting a takedown in the first period but they choose to shut down and either win by a few points or lose.
