GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) The Clemson Tigers began attacking the hole, then charged into the ACC Tournament quarterfinals.

Struggling from 3-point range, the eighth-seeded Tigers used strong drives and 18-of-19 shooting from the free-throw line - all of those coming in the second half - to defeat ninth-seeded Miami 69-64 on Wednesday.

Al-Amir Dawes scored 18 points, Aamir Simms added 14 points and 10 rebounds and John Newman had 11 points for Clemson, which avenged an overtime loss to the Hurricanes on New Year's Eve.