Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Maryland 96, St. Francis (PA) 55
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 4, 2015
Where: Xfinity Center, College Park, Maryland
Officials: # Bo Boroski, # Courtney Green, # Paul Szelc
Attendance: 17950

Forward Robert Carter had a season-high 20 points and forward Jake Layman scored 16 to lead No. 2 Maryland to a 96-55 victory over visiting St. Francis (Pa.) on Friday night in College Park, Md.

Freshman Diamond Stone also had a season-high 16 points for the Terrapins, who extended their home winning streak to 18 games.

Guard Ben Millaud-Meunier had 13 points for St. Francis, which is 3-4 and has lost all four of its road games this season. Forward Ronnie Drinnon added 11 points with 10 rebounds for the Red Flash.

Maryland never trailed and a jumper by Stone provided the Terps with a 32-12 lead with 4:13 left in the half. The Terrapins continued to pull away and opened a 45-24 lead at the break.

A 3-pointer by guard Melo Trimble boosted the margin to 53-28 with 15:51 left in the game. From that point, Maryland coach Mark Turgeon was able to play his reserves.

Maryland suffered its first loss of the season on Dec. 1 against No. 9 North Carolina in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Maryland will face another tough test against Connecticut in the Jimmy V Classic in New York on Tuesday.

The Red Flash take on Duquesne at the Cambria County War Memorial on Dec. 12.
Top Game Performances
 
St. Francis (PA)   Maryland
Ben Millaud-Meunier 13 Scoring Robert Carter 20
Malik Harmon 4 Assists Melo Trimble 7
Ronnie Drinnon 10 Rebounds Ivan Bender 6
Basil Thompson 4 Free Throws Made Robert Carter 9
Ronnie Drinnon 1 Steals Diamond Stone 2
Greg Brown 1 Blocks Jake Layman 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
St. Francis (PA) 55 29.0 8-27 11-16 9 26 1 1 13
Maryland 96 67.4 9-19 25-29 22 31 7 7 10