Senior guards step up, No. 11 Miami beats Virginia Tech

Senior guards step up, No. 11 Miami beats Virginia Tech

Published Mar. 11, 2016 12:59 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) Sheldon McClellan scored 21 points and fellow senior guard Angel Rodriguez had 19 to help No. 11 Miami beat Virginia Tech 88-82 on Thursday night in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals.

Miami (25-6) advanced to play No. 4 Virginia in the semifinals Friday night. All four top seeds won in the quarterfinals, with No. 7 North Carolina and defending tournament champion Notre Dame also advancing.

McClellan and Rodriguez combined for 31 points in the second half.

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Guard Seth Allen thrived on drawing fouls and led Virginia Tech (19-13) with 31 points, including 17 free throws. Leading scorer Zach LeDay was held to 12 points in limited action.

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