COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Bruno Fernando had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead a balanced attack that carried Maryland past North Carolina A&T 82-59 Monday night.

With Fernando dominating both ends of the court, Maryland (3-0) built a 49-25 halftime lead. The 6-foot-10 sophomore had 14 points, nine rebounds and two blocks in 15 minutes.

Fernando picked up two fouls in the opening minute of the second half and remained on the bench with three fouls for nearly 10 minutes before returning to finish his fourth career double-double.

Aaron Wiggins scored 14 points, Anthony Cowan and Darryl Morsell each had 13 and freshman Jalen Smith added 12 points for the Terrapins.

Twelve different players scored for the Aggies (0-3), led by Kameron Langley with nine. NC A&T shot 39 percent and was outrebounded 45-30.

The Terrapins led 13-10 before a three-point play by Fernando sparked a 16-3 run. The surge was capped by Smith, who dunked at the end of a fast break at the outset of a three-point play.

Maryland's 11 offensive rebounds before halftime matched the number of defensive rebounds by the Aggies.

The Terps led 59-33 with 16:21 left, let the margin dwindle to 18 with just over eight minutes to go and coasted to the finish.

The Terps continue their home stand Friday night when they host Hofstra at XFINITY Center 7:00 pm.

The Associated Press Contributed to this report

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