Match story · written from the play-by-play
Five sets, 21 kills for Addison Massey, and a Kansas St. win.
The match turned 3 times. Numbers are Kansas St.'s win probability from the RallyIQ model, rally by rally. RallyIQ gave Kansas St. 54% before first serve.
Turning point 1: Set 2 · Cincinnati 22–21 Kansas St.
Kansas St. closed it, 4 of the final 4 rallies, to take the set 25–22 and lead 2–0.
Kansas St. 64% → 89%
Turning point 2: Set 5 · Cincinnati 4–3 Kansas St.
Kansas St. scored 3 straight to turn a 3–4 deficit into a 6–4 lead. The match swung to Kansas St.
Kansas St. 43% → 71%
Turning point 3: Set 5 · Cincinnati 7–7 Kansas St.
5 straight Kansas St. points broke a 7–7 tie and made it 12–7.
Kansas St. 53% → 97%
CincinnatiKansas St.
- Sideout %
- Cincinnati 57.6·Kansas St. 56.4
- Break %
- Cincinnati 43.6·Kansas St. 42.4
- Hitting
- Cincinnati .236·Kansas St. .163
- Longest run
- Cincinnati 6·Kansas St. 8
Sydney Maue
2 kills inside the turning points, 5 K and .250 for the match (6.5 points).