Nightly News | November 11, 2011
Navy warship hosts NCAA hoops game
Michigan State takes on North Carolina Friday night before an audience of 7,000, including President Obama. The NCAA basketball game takes place on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. NBC’s Savannah Guthrie reports.
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>>> of course this is also veterans day with something new to mark the occasion this year. they are calling it the carrier classic, an ncaa basketball game on the deck of the aircraft carrier "u.s.s. carl vinson " docked tonight in san diego . turning a space where fighter jet engines are usually roaring into a basketball stadium. not exactly a lay-up, but they did it and michigan state will take on north carolina with 7,000 in attendance tonight including that prominent basketball fan president obama .