Box Score

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Coretta Brown scored 17 points to lead five teammates in double figures as No. 8 North Carolina beat Maryland 94-77 Thursday night.

Leah Metcalf had 14 points and 10 assists as North Carolina (25-3, 13-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) won its fifth straight over Maryland. Brown and Metcalf both hit three 3-pointers, helping North Carolina set a season high with 10 3s.

Brown hit two 3-pointers in the game's first 3:36 to spark a 20-6 run. North Carolina led 42-28 at halftime, and Maryland got no closer than 48-38 in the second half.

Delvona Oliver came off the bench to lead Maryland (10-17, 4-12) with 18 points, including 16 in the second half. Chrissy Fisher was 4-of-10 from 3-point range and finished with 15 points. Vicki Brick also scored 15 and Renneika Razor 13 for the Terrapins.

Jennifer Thomas added 11 points for North Carolina while Nikita Bell and Candace Sutton each chipped in 10 in the Tar Heels' last home game. La'Tangela Atkinson grabbed 12 rebounds to help North Carolina dominate the boards, 51-33.

The Terrapins got within 10, 32-22, after Fisher hit a 3-pointer with 6:04 left in the first half. They missed their next six shots as North Carolina pushed the margin back to 38-22.

Maryland missed 26 of its first 35 shots (25.7 percent) from the field and finished 26 of 64 (40.6 percent) for the game. North Carolina made 31 of 68 tries from the floor (45.6 percent), including a 17-for-33 effort (51.5 percent) in the second half.