George Mason Stuns NCAA with Place in Final Four

NPR | By Eric Niiler

Published March 27, 2006 at 3:00 PM CST

Folarin Campbell, a starting guard for the George Mason Patriots, signs T-shirts in the university's student center Monday, a day after the team's 86-84 overtime victory against Connecticut won it a spot in the Final Four.

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