Greensboro, NC (SportsNetwork.com) - Freshman Xavier Rathan-Mayes scored 30 points on 11-of-19 shooting, and Florida State withstood a furious Clemson rally for a 76-73 victory in the second round of the ACC Tournament.

The Seminoles (17-15) grabbed a 57-37 lead on a Rathan-Mayes jumper with 9:09 left in the game, but the Tigers stormed back to cut the deficit to two.

Florida State's poor execution inbounding the ball led to turnovers down the stretch, and Clemson began to get hot from 3-point range.

After a Damarcus Harrison trey closed the gap to 74-69 with 33 seconds left, Florida State's Phil Cofer slipped while running the baseline and dropped the ball, leading to an easy basket for Jaron Blossomgame.

Rathan-Mayes was then fouled and hit 1-of-2 free throws with 30.3 seconds left, but Rod Hall drew a foul and made both attempts from the line to pull Clemson within 75-73.

Cofer then made 1-of-2 foul shots, keeping it a one-possession game. Florida State, however, prevailed when Gabe DeVoe missed a deep three from the left wing.

Montay Brandon had 17 points for the ninth-seeded Seminoles, who will play third-ranked and regular-season ACC champion Virginia in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

Leonard Hamilton picked up his 236th win at Florida State, tying J.K. Kennedy for the most coaching victories in school history.

Hall paced eighth-seeded Clemson (16-15) with a career-high 25 points. Blossomgame added 14 points with seven rebounds.

Final Score: (19) North Carolina 81, Boston College 63

Greensboro, NC (SportsNetwork.com) - Marcus Paige had 17 points, nine assists and six rebounds as No. 19 North Carolina routed Boston College 81-63 in the second round of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday afternoon.

Brice Johnson posted 17 points and nine rebounds, while Justin Jackson added 12 points for the Tar Heels (22-10), who will play Louisville in the tournament quarterfinals Thursday.

UNC, which played without forward Kennedy Meeks, won its seventh straight meeting against Boston College.

Aaron Brown netted 20 points to lead the Eagles (13-19).

The Tar Heels began to create some distance following a 12-3 run late in the first half. Paige capped the burst with a jumper for a 41-28 cushion.

UNC led 43-30 at the break.

The Eagles hung around for much of the second half until the Tar Heels pulled away late.

Game Notes

North Carolina held a 43-25 rebounding advantage ...Meeks' status for the remainder of the tournament is unknown ... The Tar Heels shot 49.2 percent (32-of-65) from the field.