Adrienne Motley scored 19 points, Keyona Hayes made all nine of her shots for 18 points and No. 21 Miami defeated 12th-seeded Pitt, 77-55, Thursday in the second round of the ACC tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
The fifth-seeded Hurricanes (23-7) face No. 14 Florida State, the fourth-seed, in the quarterfinals today.
Led by Hayes, the Hurricanes shot a season-high 60 percent (33 for 55). Miami shot 69 percent in taking an 18-12 lead after one quarter and closed the second with an 18-4 run to lead 38-21 at the half. Yacine Diop and Brenna Wise led Pitt (13-18) with 17 points apiece.