Ohio State's upset win over No. 2 Purdue was the nation's most-watched college basketball game on Sunday.
over No. 2 Purdue attracted an average viewership of 1.732 million, the most of any college basketball game broadcast for the public's consumption on Feb. 18.Ohio State and Purdue pulled in nearly double the observers of the next-closest game, with the women's basketball showdown between undefeated No. 1 South Carolina and Georgia seeing an average viewership of 962,000.
The Buckeyes and Boilermakers more than tripled the viewership of the next-closest men's collegiate contest, the 492,000 that tuned in to watch Northwestern face Indiana.Ohio State vs. Purdue was the third-most watched sporting event on Sunday altogether, only beaten out by the NBA All-Star game and the PGA Tour's Genesis Open, which saw average viewerships of 4.091 and 3.245 million.
Ohio State returns to the floor to face Minnesota on Thursday. Tip-off for that contest is at 8 p.m. on Big Ten Network.
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