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No. 3 Oklahoma State wrestling edges No. 5 North Carolina State 19-16 in Italy

The No. 3-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling team and No. 5 North Carolina State split the dual at five matches apiece, but the Cowboys three bonus-point wins were the difference in a 19-16 win Friday in the Tussle for the Troops on the Naples Naval Base in Naples, Italy.

It was the first NCAA wrestling dual overseas.

OSU (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) trailed with two bouts remaining, and picked up wins from redshirt junior 165-pounder Chandler Rogers and junior 174-pounder Jacobe Smith to remain undefeated this season.

North Carolina State (10-1) got on the scoreboard first at 184 pounds with No.