USA win 11th NORCECA title: Beat Canada 15-13 in set five of a 108-108 final

The fifth set in Moncton ended 15-13. On the scoreboard, that reads as a five-set men's final won by the United States. But when I add up every point across the five sets — 25-19, 26-24, 25-27, 17-25 and 15-13 — the USA finished with 108 points and Canada also finished with 108 points. Neither team won this match on points. Only one team won it on the final two rallies. The USA's 11th continental title was decided that way, by a margin smaller than a single touch of the ball. And the way it was decided is the thing worth reading, more than the number 11 itself. The event took place in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. It is the men's continental championship of NORCECA, the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation, bringing together the region's national teams. The four teams named in the final results are the United States, Canada, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. Qualification berths for the 2027 world event were allocated through the confederation mechanism. The USA and Canada had already secured their places before the gold-medal match. Cuba took the last berth by winning the bronze-medal match against the Dominican Republic. One detail needs to be stated up front, because it shapes how everything else should be read. The reports call