Video of Southern Illinois vs Kansas - 2007 Regional Semifinals
- Final Score: Southern Illinois: 58, Kansas: 61
- NCAA Tournament Game: 2007 Regional Semifinals
- HP Pavilion - San Jose, California
Kansas won its 14th straight by narrowly beating a tenacious Southern Illinois. Brandon Rush led Kansas to a hard fought victory over Southern Illinois by leading the Jayhawks in points, rebounds, assists, and blocks. The 61-58 win advanced Kansas to the [Elite Eight : 306SR076_s01 00:00:05;00] where they met UCLA, a team they had lost to four out of their last five meeting in the tournament.
NCAA Tournament Video Highlights
- Kansas gets the steal and Brandon Rush hits the fastbreak finger roll down the middle. (Brandon Rush, Kansas)
- Sherron Collins takes it coast to coast, charging the paint for an easy layup. (Sherron Collins, Kansas)
- Matt Shaw, with a great heads up play, gets the offensive rebound and the putback layup. (Matt Shaw, Southern Illinois)
- Perfect pickand roll! Darnell Jackson rolls hard to the basket for the slam dunk. (Darnell Jackson, Kansas)
- Brandon Rush with the steal, brings it all the way down court, and weaves his way in for a score. (Brandon Rush, Kansas)
- Darrell Arthur catches the half court pass and lays it up and gets the foul. (Darrell Arthur, Kansas)
- Great dish by Rush to Darrell Arthur under the basket for a monster slam dunk. (Darrell Arthur, Kansas)
- With 1 min. remaining, Jamaal Tatum drains the 3pointer to put Southern Illinois within 2 pts. (Jamaal Tatum, Southern Illinois)