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Miami's thrilling 88-81 win over Texas on Sunday is the most-watched game of this year's March Madness to date, as over 11.2 million people tuned in to watch the Hurricanes book their place in their first Final Four.
The No. 5 seed trailed by as much as 13 in the second half but clamped down on the Longhorns to turn around the game in Kansas City.
Elsewhere in last weekend's slate, Creighton vs. San Diego drew more than 8.3million viewers, UConn-Gonzaga saw nearly 8million tune in and about 7million people watched FAU beat Kansas State at Madison Square Garden, per OLBG.com.
Also in the top ten, 6.1million people saw Gonzaga beat UCLA, Michigan-Kansas State drew 5.9million, and Miami's upset of Houston was watched by 5.1million.
Additionally, Xavier-Texas, San Diego State-Alabama and Princeton-Creighton all posted at least 4.37million viewers respectively.
Wooga Poplar had 16 points and six rebounds for the victorious Miami against No. 2 seed Texas
Marcus Carr celebrates making a three-pointer in the eventual Texas loss