Thomas has 25th double-double, Brown scores 21 as Maryland cruises past Army 90-52

Maryland's Alyssa Thomas, right, and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough celebrate after scoring against Army during the first half of the first round of the NCAA women's college basketball tournament on Sunday, March 23, 2014, in College Park, Md.(AP Photo/Gail Burton) (The Associated Press)

Maryland's Alyssa Thomas shoots against Army during the first half of the first round of the NCAA women's college basketball tournament on Sunday, March 23, 2014, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Gail Burton) (The Associated Press)

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Alyssa Thomas had 13 points and 14 rebounds, Lexie Brown scored 21 and No. 4 seed Maryland closed the first half with 20 straight points to roll past Army 90-52 Sunday in the opening round of the NCAA women's tournament.

The Terrapins (25-6) trailed 18-15 before taking control against the 13th-seeded Black Knights (25-8), champions of the Patriot League.

After Thomas capped a 9-0 spurt with two foul shots, Army got one free throw apiece from Kelsey Minato and Aimee Oertner, the last with 4:56 left in the half.

Those would be the Black Knights' final points before halftime. Army went 10 minutes without a basket until Minato connected early in the second half to end the Black Knights' 0-for-10 stretch.