Saturday, March 3, 2012

Obama watches No. 1 Tar Heels beat Spartans 67-55

CORONADO, Calif. (AP) — It was hard to beat the Carrier Classic, even for the team that got beat.

With President Barack Obama watching from courtside, No. 1 North Carolina beat Michigan State 67-55 on Friday night on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson.

Harrison Barnes scored 17 points and John Henson had 12 points and a career-high nine blocked shots as the Tar Heels put their size advantage to good use. Michigan State's Draymond Green had a career-high 18 rebounds.

There was no dejection in the Michigan State locker room after the game, which was conceived by Spartans athletic director Mark Hollis as a way to honor veterans.

"It's a loss but at the end of the …

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