I didn’t honestly think it would happen, but George Mason upset Connecticut 86-84 and is headed to the Final Four.
Here’s the box score from the Post, which is the only link I can find right now.
And, here’s the Washington Post’s take on the game.
George Mason is no longer the cute little underdog. The Patriots, by golly, are going to the Final Four.
The suburban commuter school from Fairfax, Va., beat top-seeded Connecticut 86-84 in overtime Sunday in the Washington Regional final, ending the stranglehold that big-time programs have enjoyed for 27 years in college basketball’s biggest showcase.
They lacked in size, athleticism and history relative to their opponent, but the 11th-seeded Patriots made up for it with tenacity.
And yet more Post coverage here
Jai Lewis hung the shreds of what remained of the basketball net around his thick neck. Lamar Butler, flashing a smile as wide as he is tall, tucked the string he had clipped from the net under the bill of his cap. Coach Jim Larranaga, 56, shimmied into a freshly printed T-shirt emblazoned with “NCAA regional champions,” while delirious George Mason fans, their voices raw from screaming, snapped photos of the wild celebration with digital cameras and cellphones.
All of the detritus, no doubt, will be preserved for decades to come as mementos of the greatest day of their lives: The day the school in Fairfax pulled off one of the biggest upsets in college basketball history by toppling top-seeded Connecticut, a two-time national champion, to earn a trip to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament’s Final Four.
And the Post’s Michael Wilbon adds a bit of history to the mix.
Go Patriots !
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