President Obama last night showed British Prime Minister David Cameron what March Madness in America is all about after he escorted the PM to the NCAA men's basketball tournament in Dayton, Ohio— which is, coincidentally, a key swing state in November's election.
While Cameron didn't look too crazy about the sport, he watched two games which would have left the King speechless.
First, Western Kentucky came back from a 16 point deficit to defeat Mississippi Valley State, 59-58, then BYU came back from 25 down to beat Iona 78-72 in the greatest comeback in tournament history.
Earlier in the day, the two leaders were set up to discuss their respective policies on Afghanistan before embarking on Air Force One to catch the play-in game.
The President did all of the things everybody usually does while relaxing at a basketball game— shake the hands of dozens of fans and kiss a baby. Cameron took off his sweater.
Cameron became the first foreign head of state to fly with the president aboard Air Force One and from the looks of him at the game, it was probably the highlight of his day.
At halftime, Obama joked, "He's going to teach me cricket."
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Ragin' Cajuns Win With Sixth Man On Court
During the final 21 seconds of overtime in Thursday night's Sun Belt Conference game between Louisiana-Lafayette and Western Kentucky, the Ragin' Cajuns played with six players on the court and beat the Hilltoppers, 72-70.
The Cajuns scored the winning basket with 3.6 seconds on the clock even though the play they ran was a lay-up which didn't take advantage of the extra man.
None of the officials, announcers or coaches noticed that the white uniforms were outnumbered by red ones until the game was over.
If the officials had noticed Louisiana's extra player, they could have called a technical foul, called off the basket and given the ball to Western Kentucky.
Now the game will go down in the record books as a win for the Ragin' Cajuns.
Which team is raging now?
VIDEO OF CLOSING SECONDS
The Cajuns scored the winning basket with 3.6 seconds on the clock even though the play they ran was a lay-up which didn't take advantage of the extra man.
None of the officials, announcers or coaches noticed that the white uniforms were outnumbered by red ones until the game was over.
If the officials had noticed Louisiana's extra player, they could have called a technical foul, called off the basket and given the ball to Western Kentucky.
Now the game will go down in the record books as a win for the Ragin' Cajuns.
Which team is raging now?
VIDEO OF CLOSING SECONDS
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