I think everybody wanted a knockout.
It was a good fight for Wilder. Proved he can go 12 rounds, win on points, defend, and his chin isn't glass. It wasn't as showy as everyone wanted, but it was his best fight.
Stiverne did good. He's got a hell of a chin on him, he's really tough. It just seemed like everyone I talked to expected Wilder knocked out by the 5th, and so did Stiverne, and he didn't have a plan that went any farther than that.