Yancy Gates News

Cincinnati's last appearance in the national rankings was probably all too brief for its liking.

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

Cronin's Cats face Gonaga for Maui title . The Cincinnati Bearcats have won two games against ranked teams in two consecutive days to reach the championship game of the EA Sports Maui Invitational Tournament tonight.

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.

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.

The University of Cincinnati Bearcats upset the No. 24 Vanderbilt Commodores 67 - 58 yesterday, and advanced to the semi-finals of the Maui Invitational where they will meet the No.

The UC Bearcats have beaten back to back ranked teams in Vanderbilt and Maryland to advance to the finals of the Maui Invitational against the Gonzaga Bulldogs tonight at 10 PM EST on ESPN.

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

Yancy Gates scored 17 points and added 13 rebounds and Deonta Vaughn had 16 points to lead Cincinnati to the championship game of the Maui Invitational with a 69-57 victory over No.

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.

Chaminade point guard Steven Bennett ran as fast as he could with the ball in his hands Monday in the opening round of the Maui Invitational.

Yancy Gates scored 12 points in an 18-2 first-half run that set the tone for Cincinnati's 67-58 victory over No.

The list of participants in each year's Maui Invitational reads like half of a Sweet 16 bracket.

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.

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.

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

The Bellarmine men's basketball team concluded their preseason schedule on Thursday evening with a 76-69 exhibition loss against the University of Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena.

Darnell Wilks and the no-longer-undermanned Cincinnati Bearcats shook off an early second half rut to pull away from Division II Saginaw Valley State, 86-58, in the first exhibition game of the 2009-10 season in front of over 6,000 excited fans at 5th Third Arena.

Highly-touted freshman Lance Stephenson of Cincinnati has been cleared to compete by the NCAA Eligibility Center and won't sit out any games, greatly enhancing the Bearcats' status as a Big East Conference contender.