COLLEGE PARK, Md. – North Carolina Central University senior forward Jordan Parks recorded game-highs of 18 points and 10 rebounds for his third consecutive double-double, but the 19th-ranked Maryland Terrapins torched the nets in the first half and held off the Eagles in the second stanza for a 67-56 win on Wednesday night inside XFINITY Center.

The loss by NCCU (6-4) is the first since a nine-point setback at Cincinnati on Nov. 25, ending a five-game winning streak. Maryland improves to 9-1 on the season.
 
With the score knotted at 10-10 following a Parks three-pointer at the 12:17 mark, Maryland netted 18 of the next 20 points, including four straight three-pointers, to open up a 28-12 lead with six minutes left before intermission.
 
The Terrapins blistered the nets in the opening 20 minutes, making 14-of-22 (63.6 percent) of their field goal attempts, including 5-of-8 from long distance, to improve their cushion to 39-18 at halftime.
 

The visiting Eagles, on the other hand, converted only 7-of-25 from the field (28.0 percent), including 2-of-12 from behind the arc, in the first half.
 
Although trailing by 21 points at the break, NCCU continued to battle, out-scoring the Terps 38-28 in the second half. The Eagles held Maryland to just 7-of-21 shooting from the floor after intermission.
 
On the night, Maryland attempted 21 more free throws than NCCU, as the Terrapins made 18-of-27 from the charity stripe, while the Eagles converted 5-of-6.
 
Richaud Pack topped Maryland with 17 points, while Jake Layman contributed 15 points and Melo Trimble added 12 points.
 
NCCU point guard Nimrod Hilliard tallied 14 points and four assists, including two alley-oop lobs to Parks for emphatic slam dunks, while Anthony McDonald collected nine points on three triples, and Dante Holmes chipped in seven points, five rebounds and four assists.
 
NCCU's four-game road swing ends at the University of Memphis on Monday, Dec. 15 (WatchESPN).