COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Standing a few feet from the platform where he accepted his silver medal at the NCAA Wrestling Championships, Greg Haladay, looking at the floor, spoke softly about his loss to Kurt Angle in the finals.

"I feel empty, I don't know," he said. "I knew it would come down like that. I just wish stalling wasn't the factor."

Two stalling points against Haladay gave Angle of Clarion a 3-1 victory and a national championship at heavyweight. Angle's win was his fourth against Haladay this season -- each by no more than two points.

The first stalling call, a warning about a minute into the match, drew boos from the Penn State fans and protests from Coach Rich Lorenzo and assistant John Fritz. The second, near the end of the first period, gave Angle one point and gave Lorenzo a reason to be upset.

"The officials should not coach," the 12th-year coach said. "He said, 'I'm out here to make them wrestle.' I said, 'You are not. That's my job.'

"Just referee what you see. And if you see real legitimate shots then call it," Lorenzo added. "If you don't see it, then sit back and shut up. I don't care if TV is there. Let's just call it the way we have the whole damn tournament."

ESPN taped the finals Saturday at the Cole Field House and was scheduled to broadcast the event last night.

"The ref was so excited about being out there officiating that he starts doing all the damn coaching," Lorenzo said. "We get in these final situations, we've got TV here and what these officials think is, 'We've got to keep the action going. We've got to keep the action going. We've got to promote the sport. I've got to call it.'

"They start seeing things. They didn't officiate that way before."

Haladay won four matches to earn a spot in the final, including wins over No. 3 seed Joe Malacek of Nebraska and No. 11 Brett Bourne of Navy.

"It's a great honor for Greg to be second. Kurt Angle is an outstanding young man and he deserved to win the title," Lorenzo said. "I don't have any problem with that. He earned it tonight. I just don't like the way it happened."

Controversy also surrounded Haladay's semifinal match against Cal-State Fullerton's David Jones, the No. 10 seed.

The pair battled to a 2-2 draw through the first seven minutes. They traded escapes and Haladay earned a riding time point in the third period. But with less than a minute left in the match, the referee called Haladay for stalling on top -- even though Jones was broken down flat on the mat.

"I thought I had the match won," Haladay said. "I had a power half and he slapped out like he wanted to break because he was hurt. Then he called me for stalling and I didn't understand that."

"That guy wasn't even moving his head," Lorenzo added. "We were at least trying to turn him. That was a cheap call. On his feet he was justified with it." Haladay had been warned for stalling in the first period.

After a scoreless first period in overtime, Jones escaped just three seconds into the second for a 1-0 lead.

In the final period, each drew a caution from the referee for moving before the whistle -- first Haladay, then Jones. On the third try, Haladay sprung to his feet and escaped with just one second of riding time on the clock. That one second made the difference in the match. Haladay won, 2-2, 1-1 (OT), criteria No. 10 (any riding time in overtime).

"I had some quick escapes before but I was a little worried because he had the advantage," Haladay said. "I got a good jump on the whistle and the ref let it go.

"I have a lot of trouble with short, powerful guys since I'm taller and lankier," he added. "It's hard to get underneath of him; all his weight's in one spot. And if you do get underneath of him, you're finished."

Jones wrestled back through the consolations to place fourth, losing 8-5 to John Llewellyn of Illinois, who finished third.