No. 20 Maryland opened both halves of Thursday’s Big Ten Conference matchup with Southern California on big runs, as the Terrapins cruised to an 88-71 win at home in College Park, Maryland.The Terps (21-6, 11-5) never trailed en route to their fourth straight win and eighth in the last nine games, pouncing on visiting USC with an 11-point onslaught in the game’s first 2:14.Maryland’s early lead reached as many as 13 points before USC chipped the deficit down to three late in the first half. But after Kevin Patton Jr. scored on a layup that brought the Trojans to a 30-27 score, the Terps responded by scoring the final seven points of the half.Maryland’s run extended into the second half, as the Terps erupted for a 15-5 surge after intermission. Altogether, the 22-5 burst pushed the host’s lead to 20 points in just about six minutes of game time.Rodney Rice paced Maryland’s balanced scoring effort with 22 points. Julian Reese added 19 points with 10 rebounds and Ja’Kobi Gillespie finished with 20 points.USC (14-12, 6-9) rallied again to cut the deficit to six points on Wesley Yates III’s 3-pointer with 9:37 remaining, but the Trojans could get no closer. Derik Queen answered Yates’ triple with a dunk, part of the Maryland big man’s 13-point, 17-rebound double-double.