EUGENE, ORE. ? Tajuan Porter helped Oregon survive a rare off night by star guard Aaron Brooks.

The freshman point guard scored 24 points to lead the 13th-ranked Ducks to a 55-51 win Thursday night against a resilient Arizona State team looking for its first league win of the season.

Porter was 8-for-12 from the field with six three-pointers as he scored his most points since breaking the Oregon single-game record for a freshman with 38 points against Portland State on Nov. 12.

“I haven’t been hot like that since like the first three games,” Porter said. “I still have confidence, but I wasn’t expecting to shoot like that tonight.”

Brooks, who started the game as the Pac-10’s leading scorer at 20.8 points per game, tied a season-low with five points on 1-of-8 shooting and was held scoreless in the first half.

“Tajuan stepped up,” said Brooks of his 5-foot-6 teammate. “He played big today. He played 6-5 today.”

Maarty Leunen added nine points, and Malik Hairston had eight for the Ducks, who had only one player score in double digits for the first time all season. It also was the lowest scoring game of the season for Oregon, both in terms of points scored and points allowed.

Still, it was enough to give the Ducks (20-4, 8-4 Pac-10) their fourth 20-win season in 12 years under head coach Ernie Kent.

“Twenty wins is a benchmark for any elite program,” Kent said. “To get there this early in the season, everyone should understand what an accomplishment that is.”

It didn’t come easily however.

Oregon entered its first home game since Jan. 20, having lost three of four and looking to get some momentum built heading into Saturday’s showdown with No. 24 Arizona.

Oregon guard Tajuan Porter, center, battles for the ball against Arizona State's Derek Glasser, left, and Christian Polk. Oregon won, 55-51, Thursday night in Eugene, Ore.

Porter kept the Ducks in the game early, scoring 14 of their first 16 points. He had 17 points total in the first half including five three-pointers.

“He just came out gunning,” Hairston said. “He carried us. He shot the ball with confidence and I think he did a great job running the show.”

Oregon outscored Arizona State 12-0 in the final 4:45 of the first half to lead 33-21 at the break.

No. 8 Memphis 70, UAB 56

Birmingham, Ala. – Jeremy Hunt scored a career-high 30 points, and Memphis limited UAB to 31 percent shooting.

The Tigers (20-3, 10-0 Conference USA) blew the game open by going on a 24-5 run starting late in the first half for their 12th consecutive victory.

No. 10 Butler 92, Cleveland State 50

Cleveland – Pete Campbell made eight three-pointers – six in the first half – and finished with 28 points, and Butler showed off its outside touch by making a school record 20 threes. Ranked higher in the AP’s poll than at any time in school history, the Bulldogs (23-2, 11-1 Horizon League) extended their winning streak to nine.

No. 12 Nevada 81, Fresno State 68

Fresno, Calif. – Nick Fazekas had a season-high 33 points, 15 rebounds and keyed a big run to open the second half that carried No. 12 Nevada past Fresno State.

Kyle Shiloh added 18 points and 11 rebounds, and the Wolf Pack (22-2, 10-1 Western Athletic Conference) dominated the boards to win for the 15th time in 16 games. Nevada outrebounded Fresno State (16-8, 5-6) 53-25.

Fazekas scored the first two baskets of the second half to extend a two-point lead and had nine points in all in a 14-4 run that gave the Wolf Pack a 54-42 lead.

No. 14 Washington State 58, No. 25 Stanford 45

Pullman, Wash. – Derrick Low and Kyle Weaver each scored 12 points, and Washington State used smothering defense to beat Stanford and reach 20 wins for the first time since the 1993-94 season.

Ivory Clark scored 11 points and Robbie Cowgill 10 as Washington State (20-4, 9-3 Pac-10) remained second in the conference.

No. 24 Arizona 72, Oregon State 66

Corvallis, Ore. – Marcus Williams scored 23 points in another big performance against Oregon State. Ivan Radenovic had 19 points, making 13 of 16 free throws, and Jordan Hill added 12 points and 11 rebounds in his fourth start for the Wildcats (16-7, 7-5 Pac-10).

Sasa Cuic had a career-high 25 points on 9-of-12 shooting to lead Oregon State (9-16, 1-11), which has dropped seven games in a row.