Michigan State basketball played in one of the most watched basketball games of 2025.
With the NBA season concluding last week, the final tallies for most viewed games for the college and pro level have been announced and the Spartans cracked the list. Michigan State’s Elite Eight loss to Auburn landed as the No. 5 most viewed games of 2025.
According to College Basketball Report, 11.7 million tuned in for the battle between the Spartans and Tigers in the South Region final. That was the fourth most viewed college game of the season as well.
The most viewed basketball game of 2025 was the college national championship game between Houston and Florida with 18.1 million viewers. Game seven of the NBA Finals was next with 16.4 million, followed by Duke-Houston in the Final Four at 16.3 million and Auburn-Florida in the Final Four at 14.8 million.
Check out the complete top 10 list of most watched games this past season in the graphic below:
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