The unranked Mules took a 15-10 lead with a fall at 174 pounds, but the defending national champion Bronchos got back-to-back 11-1 major decisions from Heath Jolley and Jarrett Edison to take an 18-15 lead and Finn's dramatic win kept UCO in front.
The Bronchos improved to 13-6 with the win and stayed perfect (30-0) against UCM, though the outcome was in doubt until Finn's winning takedown nine seconds into the second sudden death overtime period.
"We made some silly mistakes in a lot of matches that hurt us, but give credit to Central Missouri because they kept coming at us," UCO coach David James said. "Heath and Jarrett did a nice job getting bonus wins that we had to have and Dustin came through in a pressure situation with a big takedown."
UCM surged in front of the back-and-forth dual when Travis Barbarick pinned Daniel Morrison at 4:26 of their 174-pound bout to give the Mules a 15-10 lead, with the Bronchos coming back to win the final three matches.
Jolley started UCO's rally with an 11-1 major decision over Jeremy Hudson, using an early five-point move to take control and adding another near-fall late in the opening period for an 8-0 lead after the first three minutes.
Edison then put the Bronchos in front with his 11-1 rout, getting the last of his four takedowns with 12 seconds remaining to clinch the bonus-point win.
The fourth-ranked Finn and Cody Beck battled in a showdown of big men in the final match, trading escapes for a 1-1 deadlock after regulation. Neither scored in the first one-minute sudden death period, then Beck got a reverse early in the first tiebreaker only to see Finn tie it with a pair of escapes.
Finn finally ended the match early in the second sudden death period, getting behind Beck and tripping him to the mat for the winning takedown.
UCO's other three wins came from 133 Tim Elliott, 149 Colby Robinson and 165 Cody Rowell.
Elliott had a pair of four-point moves in a 15-4 major decision, while Robinson racked up over four minutes riding time in an easy 7-1 win and Rowell used a penalty point and riding time point for a 7-5 triumph.
The Bronchos wrap up the dual and home schedule Saturday, hosting NAIA's No. 3-ranked McKendree at 7 p.m.
A group that provides support to the U.S. military will be at that match to raise money for troops overseas. The Edmond Chapter of the Blue Star Mothers is an organization made up of mothers who have sons and daughters serving in the military and their primary goal is to raise money for care packages to send to soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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