On Sunday, as millions of fans were getting ready for Super Bowl LIX, ESPN had a Top-5 women’s basketball appetizer. No. 2 South Carolina and No. 4 Texas squared off in Austin – and it became the network’s most-watched women’s basketball game of the 2024-25 season so far.

The matinee matchup between South Carolina and Texas drew over 1 million viewers, according to ESPN public relations. At one point the game peaked at a whopping 1.3 million viewers, ESPN PR said Tuesday. That makes it the most-watched college women’s basketball game on ESPN this season.

Texas Longhorns women's basketball's 66-62 upset of South Carolina on Sunday sent shockwaves throughout the country and a massive audience tuned in to witness it.