Nebraska emerged with a 1.5-point lead over Oklahoma State and defending champion Penn State after the first session of the Southern Scuffle at McKenzie Arena.
The host University of Tennessee at Chattanooga was in 11th place, a half-point out of the top 10.
The top 15 teams in the 31-team field: 1. Nebraska 37, 2. Oklahoma State 35.5, 2. Penn State 35.5, 4. Missouri 33, 5. Michigan 27, 5. Virginia 27, 7. Pittsburgh, 8. Army 21, 8. Lehigh 21, 10. Cornell 20.5, 11. Chattanooga 20, 12. Kent State 19.5, 13. Iowa State 18, 14. Wyoming 16.5, 15. Stanford 16.
The tournament resumes at 9 a.m. Friday with championship quarterfinals. The championship semifinals are to begin at 1:30 and the medals matches at 7 p.m.
For more on the Scuffle, see Friday’s editions of the Times Free Press.
Contact Ward Gossett at wgossett@timesfreepress.com or 423-886-4765. Follow him at Twitter.com/wardgossett.