Nebraska Cornhuskers took the title in College Basketball Crown on Sunday night, and Fox Sports said Tuesday that the tournament scored big with viewers.
The crown’s final between Nebraska and UCF collected 822,000 viewers and was the most seen non-NCAA Tournament College Basketball Final in the year, according to Fox Sports. Wisdom rose 62% against the NIT championship.
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College Basketball Crown MVP Juwan Gary from Nebraska Cornhuskers laughs after his team’s victory of 77-66 against UCF Knights in College Basketball Crown Tournament in T-Mobile Arena on April 6, 2025 in Las Vegas. (Ian Maule/Getty Images)
Nebraska defeated UCF, 77-66. Cornhuskers also required $ 300,000 in the name, image and equality pitches for his program. It was Nebraska’s first championship after the season since the team won NIT in 1996.
“We didn’t get the goal we wanted to play in the NCAA tournament,” said Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg after the match. “But we got the most out of it and came out here focused and stayed together as a group and played some beautiful Darn good basketball this week.
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Nebraskas Juwan Gary is driving towards the College Basketball Crown Tournament on April 6, 2025 in Las Vegas. (Louis Grasse/Getty Images)
“Hopefully it will give us some momentum on the way into next season and I think the experience of playing in an event after the season will help everyone who will be back on our list next year.”
Nebraska defeated Boise State and UCF topped Villanova in the crown’s semi -final.
Fox Sports said the semi -finals drew an average of 706,000 viewers, which had risen by 145% over the nits semi -final this year. It was the most viewed non-NCAA tournament after the season’s semi-final.
Nebraska received the first portable trophy of its kind.
