On College Basketball / Cinderella goes home: Gators stop George Mason's treys.

From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) | Date: April 2, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Mike Jensen

Apr. 2--Just out of their locker room, huddled up, about to hit the RCA Dome court after halftime, Florida Gators players had one spoken thought: Our time. Afterward, George Mason's players talked about being part of the history of their sport, that any time anyone now talks about the Final Four, "you have to talk about us." But this is part of that history: The best defense trumps the best story. Tomorrow night's NCAA final will be just a basketball game, and probably not a pretty one. The Gators earned their way with a 73-58 victory, treating ...

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