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The Armed Forces Classic is a college basketball game that is played in front of military members and their families stationed outside the continental United States. The first game was held on November 9, 2012 between Michigan State and UConn at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany. It was the first college basketball game played between two Division I teams in Europe.[1][2][3][4]

Scores

Armed Forces Classic
Date Location Winner Score Loser Score Attendance
November 9, 2012 Ramstein Air Base, Germany Connecticut 66 Michigan State 62 3,288
November 8, 2013 Camp Humphreys, Korea Oregon 82 Georgetown 75 2,100[5]
November 14, 2014 CGAS Borinquen, Puerto Rico Louisville 81 Minnesota 68 1,400
November 13, 2015 Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Japan Gonzaga vs. Pittsburgh, canceled[n 1]
November 11, 2016 Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
Notes
  1. ^ The referees canceled the game at halftime due to dangerous court conditions; it did not count toward either team's win-loss record. Pittsburgh was leading 37–35.[6]

References

  1. ^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/preview?gameId=323140041
  2. ^ http://www.armedforcesclassic.com
  3. ^ http://militarytimes.com/blogs/afteraction/
  4. ^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=323140041
  5. ^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400507033
  6. ^ Katz, Andy (November 13, 2015). "Armed Forces Classic called off at halftime due to unsafe floor conditions". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)