Video of George Mason vs Connecticut - 2006 Regional Finals
- Final Score: George Mason: 86, Connecticut: 84
- NCAA Tournament Game: 2006 Regional Finals
- Verizon Center - Washington, D.C.
Eleventh seed George Mason stunned UCONN in an upset that earned them a spot in the Final Four. The Patriots beat the top seeded Huskies 86-84 despite being down by twelve points late in the first half. The Patriots came back in the second half with a flurry of three pointers to push the game into OT, where they went 5 for 6 from the field to finish off the Huskies.
NCAA Tournament Video Highlights
- Jeff Adrien gets an offensive rebound and puts it back in to give UConn a 146 lead (Jeff Adrien, UConn)
- Rudy gay plays some one on one and hits a fade away jumper to put the Huskies up 8 (Rudy Gay, UConn)
- Lamar Butler hits a long, long three pointer as George Mason starts to heat up (Lamar Butler, GMU)
- Tony Skinn grabs a defensive rebound, then after a give and go at the other end knocks down a three at the offensive end to tie the game at 21. The home George Mason crowd goes crazy (Tony Skinn, GMU)
- After a steal by Ed Nelson, Marus Willams knocks in another Three Point Shot to restore order for the Huskies (Ed Nelson, UConn)
- Rudy gay knocks down a three to give UConn the lead. (Rudy Gay, UConn)
- A great finish to the first half as Rashad Anderson knocks down a three to give UConn a 13 point lead. However, Folarin Cambell darts coast to coast and gets an old fashioned three point play to give Mason some momentum heading into halftime. (Folarin Cambell, GMU)
- Will Thomas shows some gumption on an offensive rebound, then gets it out to Folarin Cambell who knocks down a three and makes it a 6 point deficit (Will Thomas, UConn)
- Tony Skinn hits a diving layup to get the deficit to 4 (Tony Skinn, GMU)
- Folarin Cambell gets the kick out and knocks down a game tying three (Folarin Cambell, GMU)
- Jai Lewis grabs a defensive rebound gets it up to Tony Skinn who kicks it out to Lamar Butler who Drains a three to give the Patriots a lead (Lamar Butler, GMU)
- After UConn grabbed the lead back Lamar Butler comes back down the court and converts the rare four point play (Lamar Butler, GMU)
- After a block on the defensive end Tony Skin maintains composure then knocks down a three to give GMU a 4 point lead (Tony Skinn, GMU)
- UConn gets a block then Marcus Williams goes wire to wire and gets three the old fashioned way and cut the deficit to one. (Marcus Williams, UConn)
- Tony Skinn misses the game clinching free throw, Rudy Gay gets the rebound, gives to Denham Brown who puts in a buzzer beating layup to send the game into OT (Denham Brown, UConn)
- A great inbound play give the Patriots the lead, then after a Rudy Gay missed jumper Will Thomas grabs the defensive rebound and hits a nasty jump hook to put the Patriots up 4 (Jai Lewis, GMU)
- Folarin Cambell hits a baseline fade away jumper to put George Mason on top for good. (Folarin Cambell, GMU)
- Marcus Wiliams hits a Three Point Shot in Overtime to put UConn within 2. (Marcus Williams, UConn)