The No. 2-ranked OU men’s gymnastics team edged past No. 3 Michigan on the road Saturday at Cliff Keen Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich.

With the 354.450-354.000 victory, the Sooners (7-0, 3-0 MPSF) notched their first win over a top-five opponent this year and remain undefeated going into the second half of the season.

The Sooners were led by freshman Jacob Dalton, who won the all-around title for the third time this season with an 87.650 total. Junior Steven Legendre (floor exercise), freshman Alex Naddour (parallel bars) and junior Bobby Shortle (vault) each collected individual event titles to propel the Sooners to their sixth victory away from home.

As a team, OU posted a season-high mark on floor exercise (61.050) and claimed four team event titles (floor exercise, pommel horse, vault and parallel bars).

Saturday’s contest was a back-and-forth battle between the Sooners and the Wolverines (7-2, 5-1 Big Ten), with OU barely surviving a comeback by Michigan to win by a 0.450 margin. Previously, OU’s smallest margin of victory was by more than eight points in a 349.500-340.950 thumping of No. 8 Iowa on the road.

The Sooners held a 181.000-175.100 lead halfway through the meet and led 297.000 to 293.550 going into the final rotation. The Wolverines were able to shave three points off the Sooners’ advantage as Michigan posted a season-best total of 60.450 on the high bar and the Sooners finished on the parallel bars with a 57.450 score.

But in the end, OU was able to emerge with the victory as the Wolverines’ comeback fell just short.

By winning in Michigan’s home arena, the Sooners also exacted a little payback for last season.

The last time OU faced Michigan, in the 2009 NCAA Championships, the Wolverines stunned the Sooners on the final rotation to move ahead on the leaderboard and claim second place behind Stanford.

OU looks to continue its undefeated run when the Sooners host No. 7 Minnesota and the University of Texas club team at 7 p.m. Feb. 27 inside the Howard McCasland Field House.