Northern Illinois jumped out to a 12-0 lead after recording decisions at 125 and 133 pounds, and a fall at 141.
The Spartans got on the board as Dan Osterman posted a 4-2 decision over Vince Castillo at 149 pounds, his second victory over Castillo this season, as Osterman also beat Castillo, 4-0, at the MSU Open Nov. 13.
NIU headed into intermission with a 15-3 lead as No. 19 Bryan Deutsch defeated No. 13 David Cheza at 157 pounds, 10-5.
The Spartans rolled out of the break in dominating fashion, however, winning all five matches to storm back for the win.
Ben Boudro got things started at 165, topping Matt Mougin, 4-1.
Curran Jacobs followed suit at 174, getting a major decision over Zach Benzio, 15-5, then Ian Hinton added a 10-2 decision vs. Caleb Busson.
Tyler Dickenson gave MSU the lead for good after his win at 197, putting the Spartans up 17-15 with his 3-2 decision over Mike Lukowski.
At heavyweight, Mike McClure sealed the victory with his 7-3 win over Dakota Greenhaw.
The Michigan State wrestling team returns to action Saturday night at 8 p.m. to face sixth-ranked Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Results:
125 - Nick Smith (NIU) dec. Eric Olanowski (MSU), 8-1
133 - Kevin Fanta (NIU) dec. Josh Harper (MSU), 4-2
141 - Tristen DeShazer (NIU) fall Joel Trombly (MSU), :31
149 - Dan Osterman (MSU) dec. Vince Castillo (NIU), 4-2
157 - Bryan Deutsch (NIU) dec. David Cheza (MSU), 10-5
165 - Ben Boudro (MSU) dec. Matt Mougin (NIU),4-1
174 - Curran Jacobs (MSU) major dec. Zach Benzio (NIU), 15-5
184 - Ian Hinton (MSU) major dec. Caleb Busson (NIU), 10-2
197 - Tyler Dickenson (MSU) dec. Mike Lukowski (NIU), 3-2
285 - Mike McClure (MSU) dec. Dakota Greenhaw (NIU), 7-3
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