CINDERELLA NEVER LOOKED THIS GOOD GEORGE MASON MORE THAN A FLUKE.(Sports)

From: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) | Date: March 30, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Matthew Kredell Staff Writer

George Mason doesn't have a fairy godmother.

Cinderella turned back into a handmaiden come midnight. In college basketball terms, Cinderella pulls off an upset or two, gains the national spotlight for a week and then fades away while the usual suspects fight for the national championship.

``Everyone is calling us a Cinderella team,'' guard Tony Skinn said. ``Cinderella is supposed to get a couple of wins. Now we have four. I don't think we're a Cinderella team anymore. Now we're just going to keep playing good basketball.''

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