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Carrier Classic

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North Carolina and Michigan State tip off the first half of the Carrier Classic NCAA college basketball game on the flight deck aboard the USS Carl Vinson in Coronado, Calif. AP

November 11, 2011: President Barack Obama talks with Medal of Honor recipient John Baca before the start of the Carrier Classic NCAA basketball game. AP

November 11, 2011: President Barack Obama speaks to the crowd before the Carrier Classic. AP

November 11, 2011: Michigan State guard Keith Appling (11) shoots as North Carolina forward James Michael McAdoo (43) defends during the first half of the Carrier Classic. AP

November 11, 2011: North Carolina forward John Henson (31) fights for a rebound with Michigan State center Adreian Payne (5) and forward Branden Dawson (22) during the first half of the Carrier Classic NCAA college basketball game aboard the USS Carl Vinson in Coronado, Calif. AP