Arizona Wildcats guard Allonzo Trier (35) reacts to being called for a foul during the second half of the University of Arizona Wildcats vs. Xavier University Musketeers Sweet 16 game in the NCAA Tournament at SAP Center, March 23, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. Arizona lost 73-71. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

 Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Arizona-Xavier Sweet 16 game drew a UA season-high 3.6 million viewers on TBS, more than a million higher than any other UA basketball audience this year. Two days later, when it was as if Arizona didn’t exist, Gonzaga and Xavier drew 8.8 million on TBS. 

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