Gueye had 14 points, 13 rebounds and seven blocked shots tonight to help assure the Rainbow Warriors their eighth straight winning season with a 67-55 victory over San Jose State on Saturday night.

Wallace, who is stepping down after 20 seasons at Hawai'i, is guaranteed his 16th winning season during his tenure at the school.

"We want to give him a happy ending," Gueye said. "We're trying our best to make that happen."

Matt Lojeski added 15 points and 11 rebounds for Hawai'i (16-12, 6-8 WAC), which beat San Jose State for the ninth straight time.

This was a rare road win for the Rainbow Warriors, who have won just six of 25 road games in conference play the past three seasons. Half of those wins have come at San Jose State (4-24, 3-12).

"It's a good win for us, a big win for us," Wallace said. "Hopefully we can carry it on into the WAC tournament."

The Rainbow Warriors trailed by two at the half before scoring the first seven points after the break. Matt Gibson had five points during the spurt, which put Hawaii ahead for good.

Lojeski then scored six points during a 9-2 run midway through the half, giving Hawai'i a 54-43 lead with 8:40 to go. The Rainbow Warriors coasted from there.

"The first half the were right there with us," Lojeski said. "We were a little lackadaisical. In the second half we found a stretch there where we focused, grinded it out, got some rebounds and a lot of offensive putbacks."

Julian Richardson scored 12 points to lead the Spartans, who have lost five straight after winning two of three to start the month. Menelik Barbary and Carlton Spencer added 10 apiece.

Gibson and Bobby Nash each scored 11 points for Hawai'i.

A technical foul called on San Jose State's Kerry Woolridge midway through the first half helped spark a 9-0 run that gave Hawai'i a 25-16 lead. But the Spartans responded with a 13-2 run of their own and went in into the half with a 32-30 lead after Richardson's off-balance 3-pointer with 42 seconds remaining.

Gueye had a dominant half, scoring 10 straight points for Hawaii in one stretch, and finishing with 12 points, eight rebounds and six blocked shots.

"I think he's the physically toughest big in the WAC," San Jose State George Nessman said. "He's tough to move. He's really good. To me, he's the glue to their team. That's unusual for a big to be the glue to a team."