Arizona State’s (14-15, 7-11 Pac-12) 3-1 (21-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-16) to USC (13-14, 9-9) Sunday was one of those games where the result could’ve been different if the ball bounced a different way early on.
The Sun Devils came out strong in the first set. They established a 15-9 lead early on and held off a USC comeback before closing out the point.
USC clearly needed a response. The two teams battled back-and-forth for most of the set. Neither side had a lead bigger than two. However, USC collected the points when it mattered most going on a 5-1 run to steal set two away.