This one is a tougher decision than you make it out to be.
In a 50+5 tourny with 40 out of 1200 players left, I just assume everyone is at least proficient at poker. If he knew that you knew its a bonehead move to play a set so quickly, and made the huge reraise knowing you'd interpret that as weakness and call with your overpair, then hes a pretty tricky player. With no specific read/tendencies on this guy, I'd still say you played it alright.
I think I would have done the same thing as you in that situation, even though I FEEL I'm beat.