Mirotic scores 18 points for Barcelona to beat Baskonia 71-57

Nikola Mirotic scored 18 points to help FC Barcelona to beat Baskonia 71-57 in Round 28 of the Euroleague on Friday, with teammate Cory Higgins ending up with 13 points.

Baskonia's Youssoupha Fall finished with 12 points as top scorer for the visitors, followed by Rokas Giedraitis with 11.

FC Barcelona lead the regular season standings with 20 wins and eight defeats, while Baskonia dropped to 10th place with 14 wins and 14 defeats.