College Park, MD (SportsNetwork.com) - Rashaud Pack scored 17 points to lead lead No. 19 Maryland in a 67-56 victory over NC Central at the Xfinity Center.

Jake Layman added 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting in a game the Terrapins hit on 63.6 percent of their first-half field goal attempts to build a 39-18 lead at the break. Melo Trimble finished with 12 points for Maryland (8-1).

NC Central (6-4), the defending MEAC champions, had a five-game win streak halted despite Jordan Parks' 18 points and 10 rebounds and a 14-point effort from Nimrod Hilliard.

The Eagles were able to hang around early due to sloppy play from the Terps, who turned the ball over six times in the first 5 1/2 minutes and were clinging to a 14-12 lead just past the midway mark of the second half.

Maryland then got white-hot from the perimeter, burying 3-pointers on five consecutive possessions as part a 21-2 run that completely broke the contest open. The Terps went 8-of-9 overall from the field during the tear, which concluded on a Pack layup that staked Maryland to a 35-14 advantage with 3:25 remaining in the opening period.

NC Central somewhat cut into its sizeable halftime deficit after the intermission, pulling within 54-39 on a Parks dunk and Hilliard's 3-point play with 8:55 left. Layman knocked down a trey on Maryland's ensuing trip down the court, however, and two Trimble free throws that followed Hilliard's turnover had the Terps back up by 20.

With Maryland failing to make a basket after Jon Graham's layup with 7:13 to play, the Eagles were able to close the gap in the final minutes. Karamo Jawara's layup with six seconds left accounted for the final 11-point differential.