LAHAINA, Hawai'i — Sophomore Yancy Gates wants to restore the legacy at Cincinnati basketball.

After consecutive victories over ranked opponents, the Bearcats appear well on their way.

Gates scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half and had 13 rebounds, and Deonta Vaughn had 16 points in leading the Bearcats to the championship game of the Maui Invitational with a 69-57 victory over No. 21 Maryland yesterday at the Lahaina Civic Center.

"Maui is the top tournament in the country," Gates said after scoring 12 of Cincinnati's 22 points during a second-half stretch that helped fend off the feisty Terrapins.

"For us if we can win this tournament and get our name up on that (championship) banner forever, I think it would be a good step toward restoring Bearcat history and also building our confidence as the season goes on."

Cincinnati (4-0) faces Gonzaga in today's championship.

"There's no question that our guys are trying to restore the Bearcat tradition," Bearcats coach Mick Cronin said. "We got a chance to put our name on that banner now tomorrow.

Greivis Vasquez scored 19 points to lead Maryland (4-1), which led 14-13 before Cincinnati closed the first half with an 18-4 run for a 31-18 lead at intermission.

Gonzaga 74, Wisconsin 61: Matt Bouldin's 18 points, led three teammates in double digits as Gonzaga (4-1) beat Wisconsin (3-1) in the semifinals. Steven Gray scored 15 points, Robert Sacre 13 and Elias Harris 12 for Gonzaga. Jordan Taylor led Wisconsin with 19 points.

No. 24 Vanderbilt 68, Chaminade 41: John Jenkins had 14 points and the Commodores (3-1) used a 24-0 second-half run to pull away from the host Silverswords (0-2) in a consolation game.

Arizona 91, Colorado 87: Nic Wise scored 30 points, including a layup with 2:42 left in overtime for a 86-85 lead which the Wildcats (3-1) never relinquished, in beating the Buffaloes (3-2) in a consolation game.

WAC TEAMS

Boise State 82, Eastern Washington 69: Ike Okoye had 21 points, 17 rebounds and six blocks, and the visiting Broncos (3-2) saw their 44-30 halftime lead cut to 54-53 with 12:45 left beofer pulling away to beat the Eagles (2-3).

Idaho 75, Sacramento State 61: Luiz Toledo scored 15 points to lead three teammates in double figures and the host Vandals (3-1) jumped to a 9-2 lead and never trailed again in beating the Hornets (3-3).

Cal State Fullerton 84, New Mexico State 73: Aaron Thompson scored 22 points, Jacques Streeter added 20 and the host Titans (3-0) rallied from a 25-3 deficit to beat the Aggies (1-3).