Paul KasabianFeatured Columnist IIMarch 6, 2024
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Approximately 3.38 million audiences tuned in to enjoy Iowa guard Caitlin Clark break the NCAA Division I basketball all-time scoring record en path to the Hawkeyes beating Ohio State 93-83 on Sunday.
In turn, that object to now stands as the most-watched regular-season ladies’s college hoops video game given that January 10, 1999, when No. 2 Tennessee beat No. 1 UConn 92-81, per Jon Lewis of Sports Media Watch.
Fox Sports, which telecasted the video game, supplied more information, consisting of a peak of 4.42 million audiences early in the 3:00 hour.
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The video game likewise stands as the second-most watch regular-season college hoops video game (males or females) of the year.
Per Lewis, Arizona guys’s hoops’ 74-68 Thanksgiving Day win over Michigan State, which followed the Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions match on FOX, is No. 1 (5.18 million typical audiences).
Clark went into the OSU video game requiring 18 indicate break the then-NCAA all-time scoring record (male or woman) of “Pistol” Pete Maravich (3,667 points, collected at LSU from 1967-1970). She scored 35 points and now has 3,685 for her profession.
The WNBA quickly waits for Clark, however for now, she and the Hawkeyes have their sights set on the Big Ten Tournament. They’ll start Friday in the quarterfinals versus a to-be-determined challenger.
