Over 800,000 viewers in college basketball crown final receivers

Nebraska Corn Huskers He won the title in the Crown of College Basketball on Sunday night, and Fox Sports said the tournament scored big with viewers on Tuesday.

The Crown final between Nebraska and UCF attracted 822,000 viewers and was the most viewed non-NCAA tournament college basketball final of the year, according to Fox Sports. Viewers increased by 62% against the NIT Championship.

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Nebraska’s Cornhuskers college basketball crown MVP Juwan Gary laughs after a 77-66 victory over the UCF Knights at the College Basketball Crown Tournament held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on April 6, 2025. (Ian Maule/Getty Images)

Nebraska defeated UCF, 77-66. Cornhuskers I charged $300,000 So does the program’s name, image and similar money. It was Nebraska’s first postseason championship since the team won the NIT in 1996.

“We didn’t achieve the goals we wanted to play in the NCAA Tournament,” Nebraska coach Fred Hoyberg said after the game. “But we made the most of it, we gathered here and were together as a group and played pretty good basketball this week.

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Nebraska’s Juwan Gary will face off in the College Basketball Crown Tournament on April 6, 2025 in Las Vegas. (Louis Grass/Getty Images)

“I hopefully get momentum heading towards next season. I think the experience playing in postseason events will be useful for everyone returning to the roster next year.”

Nebraska beat Boise State and UCF took Villanova to the top Crown semifinals.

Fox Sports said the semifinals were attracted by an average of 706,000 viewers, up 145% in this year’s NIT semifinals. This was the semi-final of the most viewed non-kaa tournament postseason this year.

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Nebraska received the first wearable trophy of this kind.

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