Carrier Classic: No. 1 UNC vs. Michigan State

The Tar Heels opened their season by beating the Spartans on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, with President Obama present as fan-in-chief.

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In this image provided by the U.S. Navy bleachers are set-up on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson Monday Nov. 7, 2011 for the Quicken Loans Carrier Classic basketball game. The Michigan State University Spartans are playing the University of North Carolina Tar Heels aboard Carl Vinson for the first ever Quicken Loans Carrier Classic on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy - Seaman Amanda Huntoon)
In this image provided by the U.S. Navy bleachers are set-up on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson Monday Nov. 7, 2011 for the Quicken Loans Carrier Classic basketball game. The Michigan State University Spartans are playing the University of North Carolina Tar Heels aboard Carl Vinson for the first ever Quicken Loans Carrier Classic on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy - Seaman Amanda Huntoon)