MSU basketball sets viewership record in win over North Carolina

Add another impressive achievement to the Spartans' resume so far on this young college basketball season.

Michigan State basketball's win over North Carolina on Thanksgiving set a viewership record for FOX. According to a social media post from FOX College Hoops, the battle between the Spartans and Tar Heels on Thursday was the most-watch college basketball game ever on FOX.

Per the social media post, the matchup between Michigan State and North Carolina brought in 5.49 million viewers, with a peak of 13.41 million viewers. This was the most watch college basketball game ever televised on FOX.

Michigan State knocked off North Carolina by the final score of 74-58 in the Fort Myers Tipoff Classic matchup on Thanksgiving. The Spartans led for most of the game, but didn't pull away until the final eight minutes of the matchup.

With the win over North Carolina, Michigan State is now 7-0 on the year and holds wins over three ranked opponents. The Spartans are off to a great start to the season and it seems like a good chunk of the country noticed that on Thanksgiving.

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