7:06 pm, December 16, 2025
Before the Wildcats and Badgers take the court at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, let’s take a look at how the two teams compare statistically.
Kentucky
Statistic
Wisconsin
29-2 (15-0 SEC)
Record
28-4 (17-3 Big Ten)
No. 1
NCAA seed
No. 3
.295
Hitting %
.325
13.93
Assists per set
14.26
2.47
Blocks per set
2.43
.180
Opp hitting %
.184
137/225
Service aces/errors
85/235
6:58 pm, December 16, 2025
Kentucky and Wisconsin won four matches to get to the national semifinals in Kansas City, with UK advancing with a dominant home tournament stretch, losing only one set so far. Wisconsin had slightly more drama, winning at top-seeded Texas in the regional finals.
No. 1 Kentucky
Round
No. 3 Wisconsin
Def. Wofford, 3-0
First
Def. Eastern Illinois, 3-0
Def. No. 8 UCLA, 3-1
Second
Def. North Carolina, 3-0
Def. Cal Poly, 3-0
Regional semifinals
Def. No. 2 Stanford, 3-1
Def. No. 3 Creighton, 3-0
Regional finals
Def. No. 1 Texas, 3-1
