National Basketball Association
Kentucky 79, Portland 48
When: 10:30 PM ET, Friday, November 19, 2010
Where: Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon
Officials:
# Terry Moore, # Doug Simmons, # Mike Thibodeaux
Attendance:
10216
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Brandon Knight and Darius Miller combined for 36 points as No. 13 Kentucky rolled to a 79-48 win Friday over host Portland at the Rose Garden.
Terrence Jones tallied 12 points and six rebounds and Josh Harrellson added 10 rebounds as Kentucky (2-0) dominated the early-going, holding Portland scoreless for the first 12:09 of the first half and claiming a 15-3 lead.
Doron Lamb had 13 points off the bench for the Wildcats, and Miller added three assists and four rebounds. Kentucky outrebounded the Pilots, 35-23.
Eric Waterford tallied 12 points for the Pilots (3-1), who trailed at halftime, 38-24, after shooting just 28 percent (9-of-32) from the field.
Portland’s Luke Sikma finished with four points and nine rebounds, while guard Jared Stohl scored 11 points but struggled (1-of-6) from beyond the arc. Portland hit just 4-of-19 of its 3-pointers.
Kentucky broke the game open midway through the second half, going on a 10-2 run that expanded its lead to 64-32 with 7:57 remaining.
Portland, picked to finish in the middle of the eight-team West Coast Conference, last played in the Rose Garden in 2000.
Top Game Performances
Kentucky |
|
Portland |
Brandon Knight 21 |
Scoring |
Eric Waterford 12 |
Darius Miller 4 |
Assists |
Nemanja Mitrovic 3 |
Josh Harrellson 12 |
Rebounds |
Luke Sikma 12 |
Brandon Knight 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Jared Stohl 4 |
Darius Miller 5 |
Steals |
Riley Barker 1 |
Darius Miller 4 |
Blocks |
Kramer Knutson 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Kentucky
|
79 |
54.9 |
8-18 |
15-20 |
11 |
37 |
9 |
6 |
|
Portland
|
48 |
30.5 |
4-20 |
8-12 |
10 |
26 |
2 |
5 |
|