LAHAINA, Hawaii — Senior forward Perry Ellis scored 24 points, and No. 5 Kansas’ offense was efficient again in a 92-73 victory over UCLA on Tuesday night in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational at Lahaina Civic Center.
With the victory, KU (3-1) advances to Wednesday’s championship game against No. 19 Vanderbilt.
The Jayhawks took control early.
Following consecutive 3-pointers from junior guard Wayne Selden, Ellis hit a driving 2 to cap a 13-0 run that made it 26-9 with 11:48 left in the first half.
KU would only extend the advantage from there, taking a 59-33 halftime lead in a stanza it made 19 of 33 field goals.