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The Latest: Tobey tearing up Iowa State for Virginia

The Latest on the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, with games Friday night in Philadelphia and Chicago (all times Eastern):

8:50 p.m.

It has been a very sweet Sweet 16 so far for Virginia reserve Mike Tobey, who has a season-high 17 points with 6:52 left. The senior center was averaging 6.9 points per game.

Cavaliers fans chanted “To-bey! To-bey!” after his rebound hoop made it a 63-48 lead over Iowa State with 9:02 remaining. Tobey also has seven rebounds. — Jay Cohen reporting from Chicago.

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8:47 p.m.

When Iowa State star Georges Niang went to the bench with his fourth foul, Virginia pushed its lead from nine to 15.