BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) Iowas 71-69 victory over UConn at the womens Final Four on Friday night averaged 14.2 million viewers on ESPN, making it the most-viewed womens basketball game on record and the largest audience for an ESPN basketball broadcast.

The previous womens hoops mark was 12.3 million for last Mondays Iowa-LSU game in the Elite Eight. Game 7 of the 2018 Eastern Conference finals between Cleveland and Boston was ESPNs most-watched basketball game at 13.51 million.

That also makes it one of the most-viewed games in any sport other than college football and the NFL over the past couple years. Last years NCAA mens title game between San Diego State and UConn averaged 14.79 million.

The Hawkeyes game, which saw the audience peak at 17 million, will likely go down as one of the top 50 primetime telecasts of 2024. It would have finished 32nd on last years list.

It is also ESPNs second-highest audience for a non-football broadcast. The United States-Portugal match during group play in the 2014 mens World Cup averaged 18.22 million.