#2 Terps Return to XFINITY Friday Night
12/3/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 2 Maryland men's basketball team returns home for a game against Saint Francis (PA) on Friday night at 7 p.m. at XFINITY Center.
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storylines
• Melo Trimble recorded his first career double-double on points (23) and assists (12) as Maryland picked up its first loss of the season at No. 9 North Carolina, 89-81, Tuesday night in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Rasheed Sulaimon added 18 points and Robert Carter posted 11, his seventh consecutive game in double-figures this season.
• Trimble's double-double in points and assists was the first for a Terrapin since Eric Hayes against Virginia Tech in 2008. His double-double was the second for a Terrapin this season (Jake Layman - 11pts, 11rbs vs. Rider, 11/20).
• Maryland has not lost back-to-back games since Feb. 24 and March 2, 2014 when the Terps fell to fourth-ranked Syracuse and then at Clemson in overtime. Maryland was 6-0 in games following a loss last season.
• The Terps are outscoring opponents, 292-238, in the second half of games this season, an average of nearly eight points per game. Maryland is seeking a 30th consecutive win at home against an unranked opponent Friday night when it welcomes SFU.
• Robert Carter is the lone Terrapin to post double-figure scoring in every game this season. The Terps have distributed the scoring well through seven games, with four different players recording 10 or more points per game.
scouting saint francis (PA)
• St. Francis (PA) is 3-3 on the year with wins against Westminster, American and most recently, Lehigh, on Wednesday night.
• Ben Millaud-Meuhier (13.5ppg) leads four players who average 10 or more points per game for the Red Flash. Ronnie Drinnon (7.8rpg) is the squad's top rebounder.
• Millaud-Meuhier led SFU with 18 points - including four three-pointers - in its win over Lehigh.
• Maryland is 1-0 all-time against St. Francis. The Terps defeated SFU, 75-66, on Dec. 30, 1955 in the Mid-Winter Festival at Cole Field House.
Terps Fall at #9 UNC in B1G/ACC Challenge
• Melo Trimble recorded a double-double with 23 points and a career-high 12 assists as No. 2 Maryland dropped an 89-81 decision at No. 9 North Carolina Tuesday in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
• Rasheed Sulaimon added 18 points for Maryland (6-1). Robert Carter posted double-figure scoring for the seventh consecutive contest with 11 points.
sharing the rock
• The Terps have had four different players lead them in scoring this season. Seven Terrapins have recorded double-figure scoring games - led by Robert Carter (7) and Melo Trimble (6).
• Maryland has four players averaging 10 or more points this season. Trimble (16.0), Carter (12.7), Rasheed Sulaimon (12.1) and Jake Layman (10.6) are all averaging double-figure scoring performances per game.
