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Top 5 showdown between Michigan, Ohio State nets CBS Sports huge ratings

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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It’s a good thing the weekend showdown between No. 3 Michigan and No. 4 Ohio State lived up to the hype, because all eyes were on the Top 5 matchup on Sunday.

CBS Sports recently announced that Sunday’s game was the most-watched college basketball game of the 2020-21 season on any network. The game between the Wolverines and Buckeyes in Columbus saw an average of 2.63 million viewers.

Sunday’s game was the most-watched game in two years for CBS, with the a March 2, 2019 contest between Kentucky and Tennessee being next in line.

Michigan got the win over Ohio State 92-87.

Entering the game, Michigan had just one loss on the season and was 2-0 after a three-week pause due to COVID-19. Ohio State was in the middle of a seven-game winning streak heading into the rivalry bout.

Michigan is now 11-1 in B1G play and 16-1 overall while Ohio State is 12-5 in the conference and sits 18-5 on the season.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB