BUCKS 116, TRAIL BLAZERS 94: Ersan Ilyasova had 20 points and 12 rebounds, Beno Udrih had a season-high 21 and Brandon Jennings also scored 21 as host Milwaukee won its fourth consecutive game.

The Bucks (28-28) reached .500 for the first time since they were 2-2 and closed within a half-game of the New York Knicks for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.

Portland went the final 7:45 without a field goal, making just six throws in that stretch.

Monta Ellis had 17 points and seven assists for the Bucks, who outscored Portland 62-31 in the second half.

Larry Sanders had 14 points and seven rebounds for Milwaukee, which had a 49-33 rebounding advantage.

LaMarcus Aldridge led the Trail Blazers (27-30) with 21 points and Wesley Matthews scored 14.

Raymond Felton had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Portland, which shot 55 percent to take a 63-54 halftime lead.

Aldridge scored 13 points in the third but got little help and Milwaukee outscored the Trail Blazers 32-20 to take an 86-83 lead after three quarters.

Milwaukee broke the game open with an 11-0 run for a 105-88 lead.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Milwaukee’s Luc Richard Mbah a Moute missed a second straight game because of right knee tendinitis.