NCAA Tournament 2012: Obama brings British PM to watch first basketball game

President Barack Obama Tuesday night showed off that he's as much of an NCAA basketball fan as the next American, bringing his fellow world leader, British Prime Minister David Cameron, with him as he took in the opening game of the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

Western Kentucky defeated Mississippi Valley State 59-58 to send Western Kentucky onto the field of 64 teams that comprise the bracket that most Americans are familiar with filling out.

According to Reuters, the trip to Dayton was intended to show off one of the most popular sporting events and to underscore the "special relationship" between the U.S. and the U.K.

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