Fox College Hoops: 1 Million-Plus Watched Top-15 Indiana at Iowa Game Saturday

Indiana women's basketball's contest at No. 3 Iowa Saturday night on FOX was the network's third most-watched women's college basketball game in history. The Hoosiers continue Big Ten play Wednesday night versus Minnesota at home, airing on Peacock.
Fox College Hoops: 1 Million-Plus Watched Top-15 Indiana at Iowa Game Saturday
Fox College Hoops: 1 Million-Plus Watched Top-15 Indiana at Iowa Game Saturday /

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — FOX College Hoops announced Wednesday that the then-No. 14 Indiana women's basketball game at No. 3 Iowa Saturday had 1,043,000 viewers, the third most-watched women's game in the network's history. 

Despite the snowy, frigid conditions in Iowa City, an announced 14,998 fans packed into Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the game, which Indiana lost, 84-57. Caitlin Clark scored 30 points. 

The Hoosiers' game on Thanksgiving night against Tennessee in the Fort Myers Tip-Off had 1,118,000 television viewers. That game broke FOX's viewership record for the most-watched women's college basketball game — and it stands as the network's most-watched game this season.

The Hoosiers will look to bounce back from the Iowa loss Wednesday night at home versus Minnesota.

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  • WHAT TERI MOREN SAID AFTER IOWA: Here's the full transcript and video of coach Teri Moren's press conference following Indiana's 84-57 loss at Iowa on Saturday night. CLICK HERE
  • INDIANA-IOWA GAME STORY: It took a while for Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark to get rolling, but when she finally got hot, she led the No. 3 Hawkeyes to an easy 84-57 win over No. 14 Indiana on Saturday night. The loss ended Indiana's 13-game winning streak. CLICK HERE

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Matthew Byrne is the first Joan Brew Memorial Scholarship recipient and is interning with HoosiersNow for the 2023-2024 academic year. Matthew is in his senior year at Indiana University, studies sports media and covered the Indiana men's soccer team in the fall.  He covers the Indiana women's basketball and baseball teams in the spring.