No. 19 Maryland tops South Carolina-Upstate 67-57

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Freshman Melo Trimble earned his first double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds as No. 19 Maryland overcame a halftime deficit to pull away from South Carolina-Upstate 67-57 on Saturday.

Jake Layman scored 17 points and Evan Smotrycz added 10 for the Terrapins (10-1).

Upstate was attempting to beat its first AP Top 25 opponent in Division I school history. Michael Buchanan and Fred Miller had 13 points apiece for the Spartans (8-3). Ty Greene finished with 11 points for the Upstate, which ended a four-game winning streak that included a victory over Georgia Tech of the ACC.

Maryland trailed by four at the break, but used its size to gain momentum early in the second half. A dunk by Layman capped a 10-2 run and the Terps had their first lead since early in the game, 36-35, with 15:13 left.

Maryland never trailed again.