PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Brandon Knight scored 21 points to help No. 12 Kentucky rout Portland 79-48 on Friday night in the Wildcats’ first trip to Oregon.

Darius Miller added 15 points for Kentucky (2-0). The Wildcats scored the first 15 points, with Portland native Terrence Jones hitting a 10-foot jump hook for the first basket and Miller scoring seven straight.

Eric Waterford led Portland (3-1) with 12 points.

Portland had a 13-8 run, including eight points by Waterford, to cut it to 23-13 with 7:20 left in the half. But Kentucky responded with eight straight to make it 31-13.