Tar Heels overpower Spartans on carrier (St. Petersburg Times)
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Friday, November 11, 2011
CORONADO, Calif. -- The nation's basketball-fan-in-chief appeared to enjoy the
first college hoops game on an active aircraft carrier.
President Barack Obama sat courtside and watched No. 1 North Carolina beat
Michigan State 67-55 Friday in the Carrier Classic on the flight deck of the
_USS Carl Vinson_.
Harrison Barnes scored 17 and former Sickles High standout John Henson had 12
points and a career-high nine blocks as the Tar Heels put their size advantage
to good use.
Obama watched intently, chatted with wife Michelle and service members seated
near him. When the game ended, he applauded and then shook hands with coaches
Roy Williams and Tom Izzo.
"He said, 'Good luck.' I told him, 'Good luck.' He's got some pretty important
things coming up in the next year, also," said Williams, the Tar Heels' coach.
Izzo "absolutely loved it. The military was so good on this whole deal, from
when we got here to when we're leaving. I thought it was awesome," he said.
Fitting with the Veterans Day theme, the Tar Heels and Spartans had U.S.A.
rather than their names on the back of their jerseys. At dusk, the game was
paused ...
St. Petersburg Times
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