Monday night's women's Elite Eight match between No. 1 Iowa and No. 3 LSU, in a rematch of last year's championship, set record ratings.
Monday's Iowa-LSU Elite Eight matchup was the most-watched women's college basketball game on record. The game had 12.3 million viewers, surpassing the 9.9 million from last year's championship game featuring the same two teams. It also was ESPN's most viewed college game ever, men's or women's.
That number beats all but one of the men's March Madness tournament, all but one NBA Finals game, and all World Series games. Viewership peaked at 16 million. Monday's rematch was a thriller from start to finish, which was expected with the two powerhouses. But many tuned in for the storylines.
With the game tied at 45 at the half, Iowa went on an 8-0 run to start the third quarter as LSU struggled to knock down shots. By the end of it, Clark had drained four of her nine threes in the quarter, and Iowa owned an 11-point lead, 69-58, entering the fourth. The Tigers shot 5 of 26 in the third quarter as a team, and the Hawkeyes never looked back despite LSU's valiant efforts for a comeback. Clark finished with 41 points, good for her fifth 40-point game of the season.
Iowa will face No. 3 UConn in the Final Four. UConn is fresh off Paige Bueckers' 28 points, 10 rebounds and six assists against USC's freshman phenom JuJu Watkins. Fox News' Scott Thompson contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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