Video of Oregon vs Kansas - 2002 Regional Finals
- Final Score: Oregon: 86, Kansas: 104
- NCAA Tournament Game: 2002 Regional Finals
- Kohl Center - Madison, Wisconsin
The nation's highest scoring team rolled past the Oregon Ducks in a decisive 104-84 win that paved the way to a Final Four matchup against Maryland. Oregon's Frederick Jones tried to keep this shootout closer by scoring an impressive 32 points, however Nick Collision and Drew Gooden combined forces for a total of 43 points as the Jayhawks became the first team to breach the century mark in a regional final since UCLA did it back in 1995.
NCAA Tournament Video Highlights
- Kansas never trailed after an opening three from Kirk Hinrich (Kirk Hinrich, Kansas)
- Frederick Jones gets the steal and then throws down a monster one handed dunk on the other end (Frederick Jones, Oregon)
- Nick Collison throws a great pass to Drew Gooden who throws down a reverse dunk (Drew Gooden, Kansas)
- A full team effort to push the Jayhawk lead to 13. Drew Gooden gets a tip and a steal then gets it to Aaron Miles who threads the needle on a pass to Nick Collison who ends up tipping in his own rebound.(Nick Collison, Kansas)
- Anthony Lever fights hard for the loose ball then gets it up to Frederick Jones who throws down a tomahawk jam. (Frederick Jones, Oregon)
- Luke Ridnour gets a steal then throws a great pass to Frederick Jones who slams it down to cut the deficit to three (Luke Ridnour, Oregon)
- Frederick Jones nails a three to tie the game at 40. (Frederick Jones, Oregon)
- Nick Collison battles hard in the post to put in a hook shot and give Kansas a 4842 Halftime advantage. (Nick Collison, Kansas)
- Aaron Miles has a terrific upand under move as he gets a layup amongst the trees. (Aaron Miles, Kansas)
- Luke Ridnour throws a half court alleyoop to Frederick Jones who brings it down with style. (Frederick Jones, Oregon)
- Nick Collison comes flying in for a tip in shot to put the Jayhawks up by 10 points. (Nick Collison, Kansas)
- Kirk Hinrich hits a floater in the lane to put Kansas up 7359, their biggest lead of the game. (Kirk Hinrich, Kansas)
- Anthony Lever drains a three to cut the deficit to five. (Anthony Lever, Oregon)
- Nick Collison battles hard to get an offensive rebound and a tip in to start a 10 0 KU run. (Nick Collison, Kansas)
- Keith Langford flies high to get a put back dunk off a Drew Gooden miss as the Jayhawks start to pull away. (Keith Langford, Kansas)
- Nick Collison ends the a run as he began it, with an offensive rebound and a lay in to essentially seal the outcome of the game. (Nick Collison, Kansas)