The West Virginia-Iowa women’s basketball game recorded 4.9 million viewers, as announced by ESPN. The peak viewership was 6.4 million during the game.
Monday’s round of 32 matchup was the best pre-semifinal viewership for a women’s basketball NCAA Tournament game on record.
Monday's @IowaWBB–@WVUWBB #NCAAWBB #MarchMadness Second Round game on ESPN was one for the record books! #ThatsaW pic.twitter.com/2QBKlmlPYu
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) March 26, 2024
Iowa won the game 64-54 behind Caitlin Clark’s 32 points. Many around the country questioned the officiating in the game, including Damian Lillard and Antonio Brown.
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