The Boilermakers won five of 10 matches on the evening, highlighted by 14th-ranked 184-pound sophomore A.J. Kissel's team-best 16th fall of the season and No. 8 senior Jake Patacsil's 10-2 major decision at 149 pounds. Kissel is now tied for sixth in NCAA Division I this season in falls, and also owns the top-two single-season fall counts in Purdue's history, breaking his tie for second place with 2009 Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Dave Lilovich.
Thursday night's action kicked off at 165 pounds where 16th-ranked Purdue sophomore Luke Manuel squared off with MSU senior Rex Kendle for the second time this season. The pair first met in the championship match at the season-opening Eastern Michigan Open, where Manuel posted a solid 5-1 decision. The Big Ten matchup went mostly the same as Manuel scored a takedown, two escapes, a stalling point and a riding time point to give the Boilermakers the early 3-0 edge.
The 174-pound matchup of hometown heroes, and ended up being a marathon session as Purdue junior Nick Corpe and Spartan freshman Ian Hinton needed a second sudden victory period to decide the match. The pair traded escapes to end regulation in a 1-1 tie, and after a near-takedown by Corpe in the first overtime, they traded escapes in the tie-break period to head into the second sudden victory at 2-2. Corpe hit a low single midway through the one-minute frame, hoisting Hinton's right leg and trying to trip him for the takedown. However, Hinton managed to funk his way into a scramble on the mat and came out on top for the 4-2 win, evening the team score at 3-3.
Kissel launched the Boilermakers into the lead, sticking MSU sophomore Eric Anderson in just 2:07. Kissel hit an immediate takedown after the opening whistle and went to work on Anderson's arms looking for the turn. The Purdue sophomore latched on to Anderson's left arm with just over a minute left in the frame in the center of the mat and proceeded to work in the half nelson and work the Spartan over to his shoulder blades for the fall.
No. 17 sophomore Logan Brown followed up with a 6-0 decision over MSU senior John Murphy at 197 pounds, stretching Purdue's team advantage to 12-3. Brown scored takedowns in the first and third periods, working hard on top and nearly turning Murphy several times, but only added an escape and riding time point in the decision. Purdue junior Chris Kasten continued the run at heavyweight with a 2-0 decision over MSU freshman Steve Andrus. Kasten escaped to start the second period and rode Andrus through the entire third frame to seal the win.
The Spartans started a run of their own capturing wins at 125, 133 and 141 pounds as MSU freshman Eric Olanowski earned an 11-7 win over Purdue sophomore Akif Eren at 125, sixth-ranked MSU junior Franklin Gomez notched a 17-2 technical fall over Boilermaker freshman Carson Beebe at 133, and rookie Collin Dozier used a riding time point to slide by Purdue sophomore Juan Archuleta, 6-5. The 11 team points pulled MSU within one team point, 15-14.
Patacsil set the Boilermakers back on track at 149 pounds, using a dominant third period on top to seal up a 10-2 major decision over MSU freshman David Cheza. After surrendering a takedown to start the match, Patacsil quickly escaped and earned a takedown of his own to earn a 3-2 edge. After a scoreless second session, Patacsil took the top position in the third and went to work with his tilts. He tipped over the Spartan for a pair of three-point nearfalls and had more than two minutes of riding time to secure the bonus point and push the team score to 19-14 in Purdue's advantage.
MSU closed out the match with a 7-5 decision for freshman Anthony Jones over Purdue junior Nick Bertucci at 157 pounds, but the three team points were not enough to close the gap.
The Boilermakers close out their Big Ten Dual schedule on Saturday at 7 p.m. in Holloway Gymnasium against visiting 17th-ranked University of Michigan. The match will be broadcast live at Purdue All-Access and live results will be available via NWCA College Scorebook online.
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