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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Marnelle Garraud scored 21 points and sixth-seeded Boston College pulled away late in the third quarter to beat No. 14 seed Clemson 85-73 in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Taylor Soule added 18 points for Boston College. Shania Meertens scored 20 points to lead Clemson (8-23), which has lost 12 of its last 13 games. Swartz scored eight of her 11 points during a 15-2 run that helped the Eagles pull away. Boston College, which has won seven of its last eight games, will face third-seeded Duke in a quarterfinal.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Francesca Pan scored 12 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter and seventh-seeded Georgia Tech pulled away from 15th-seeded Pittsburgh for a 68-58 win in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. The Yellow Jackets took a 48-45 lead into the fourth quarter and had a 10-2 start to push the lead to 11 just past the midway point. Pan, who was 8 of 8 from the foul line in the fourth quarter, helped put the lead in double figures for good. Dayshanette Harris scored 21 points for Pitt

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Amaya Finklea-Guity led a balanced attack with 15 points and eighth-seeded Syracuse pulled away from ninth-seeded Virginia in the fourth quarter for a 67-50 win in the second round of the ACC tournament. Gabrielle Cooper and Emily Engstler added 13 points apiece for the Orange, who led 53-47 after three quarters. Syracuse faces top-seeded and fourth-ranked Louisville in the second quarterfinal on Friday. Virginia missed its final 15 shots, finishing 1 for 17 in the fourth quarter (6%) and 17 for 59 (29%) for the game. Jocelyn Willoughby finished with 13 points

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