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In what may be the most obvious mismatch of the college basketball season thus far, the 21st-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs will take on the Augustana Vikings, a Division III team.

The national reputation of No. 21 Gonzaga has been built mostly on a platform of fast breaks, outside shooting and sharp passing: A finesse game.

The Gonzaga men's basketball team slipped in the national rankings after an up and down week last week.

Gonzaga guards Matt Bouldin, left and Steven Gray, shared MVP honors at the Maui Invitational.

Before last week, neither Gonzaga nor Washington State had done a lot to rouse attention as basketball teams headed anywhere good this season.

Gonzaga's first week as a ranked team can be labeled anything but easy. After rallying for their latest win, the 17th-ranked Bulldogs try for a sixth consecutive victory while facing another stiff challenge against visiting Wake Forest on Saturday.

Bragging rights in the Evergreen State are up for grabs tonight, as the 17th-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs and the undefeated Washington State Cougars clash at the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane.

Washington State men's basketball team has played six decent teams in this young season.

College hoops: WSU's Klay Thompson No. 1 scorer in country, and Gonzaga's Steven Gray will try to stop him AP Images Steven Gray, left, a wing from Bainbridge, is Gonzaga's No.

The No. 17 Gonzaga Bulldogs will host rival the Washington State Cougars at The Kennel in Spokane on Wednesday night.

Klay Thompson wears uniform No. 1 and he's presumably the No. 1 concern on Gonzaga's scouting report.

Thanks to several big plays by 7-footer Robert Sacre, Gonzaga left Maui with a championship at last.

LAHAINA, Maui - Even though the game was played on a neutral court, Maryland definitely felt like the unwelcomed visitor.

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

Robert Sacre scored 14 points and Gonzaga won the Maui Invitational for the first time in three tries, beating Cincinnati 61-59 in overtime Wednesday night at the Lahaina Civic Center.

Gonzaga guard Steven Gray was great Tuesday night. gozags.com player profile The 2009 Maui Invitational has been very kind to Gonzaga University so far.

When coach Mark Few uses the word "finesse" to describe last year's edition of the Gonzaga Bulldogs, he doesn't quite assign to it all the distasteful connotations a football coach might.

Yancy Gates was ready to go as soon as breakfast was over. The 6-foot-9, 260-pound forward scored 12 points in an 18-2 first-half run that set the tone for Cincinnati's 67-58 victory over No.

Steven Gray scored 27 points and Matt Bouldin added 21 in helping Gonzaga overcome a sluggish first half on its way to a 76-72 win over Colorado in the opening round of the Maui Invitational on Monday at the Lahaina Civic Center.