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Coach Mark Few had reason to be excited on Wednesday as Gonzaga won the 2009 Maui Invitational.

The Terps struggled offensively Tuesday night in Maui, losing to the University of Cincinnati Bearcats 69-57. Greivis Vasquez led the Terps' effort, with a season-high 19 points.

Last day of the Maui Invitational and Gonzaga has made it to the championship game for the second straight time.

The Bulldogs, who also got 12 points from Demetri Goodson, overcame a 10-point second-half deficit and sent the game to overtime after Sacre hit a floater in the lane with 16 seconds to play in regulation.

Cincinnati forward Lance Stephenson,left, nearly went to Maryland and took it to the Terps, scoring 11 points and grabbing eight rebounds.

Yancy Gates scored 17 points and pulled down 13 rebounds as Cincinnati beat 21st-ranked Maryland, 69-57, in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational.

Maryland coach Gary Williams insisted this week that his Terps wouldn't be distracted by the thought of their impending trip to paradise and potential matchups with other high-profile teams in this year's Maui Invitational.

For the past two years, Rashad Bishop has been content to quietly play solid defense, grab a few rebounds and distribute the ball to his teammates.

Rashad Bishop scored a career-high 20 points and Cincinnati defeated visiting Toledo 92-68 Wednesday night.

Believe it or not, but this one actually could have been a lot worse. Starting three freshmen who were playing their first collegiate road game - in a hostile environment no less - the University of Toledo was routed by Cincinnati 92-68 last night.

A lot of assists and open shots made up for Cincinnati's soft defense. Rashad Bishop scored a career-high 20 points Wednesday night, and Cincinnati overcame more defensive lapses before pulling away to a 92-68 victory over Toledo that showed the Bearcats still have a long way to go in learning how to stop teams.

The University of Cincinnati basketball team will head to Maui on Friday with a 2-0 record.

For the past three years, the University of Cincinnati basketball team has struggled offensively, leaning heavily on guard Deonta Vaughn to do most of the scoring.

Deonta Vaughn came off the bench in the second half and scored 12 of his 15 points, helping Cincinnati rally from an early 15-point deficit to a 69-62 win over Prairie View A&M on Monday night.

Jay Bilas : The Big Ten will end up being the best league in the country in 2010.

The University of Cincinnati basketball team got the test that coach Mick Cronin was looking for.

Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy analyzes the buzz entering the 2009-2010 college basketball season, which begins Monday night.

Ranking the conferences is always going to be a debate without a real winner. What matters most to someone is open for discussion.

The Big East underwent an incredible amount of plastic surgery during the offseason after the majority of the league's best players graduated or left to play professional basketball.

Lance Stephenson is finally eligible to play college basketball . The all-time leading scorer in New York City history committed to Cincinnati over the summer, but the NCAA had to investigate his amateur status because of a documentary done on Stephenson during his playing days at Lincoln High - where he lead the Railsplitters to four straight PSAL ...