Barcelona dominate in easy win over Bilbao / News - Basketnews.com

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A strong showing fromNikola Mirotic and great team effort handedFC Barcelona (26-7) a win in the Spanish ACB League overRETAbet Bilbao(16-17) 84-62(16-16, 27-19, 30-15, 11-12)

After the close first half, Nicola‘s Mirotic 12 points in the third quarter alone initiated a 16-6 run at the start of the third quarter and Barcelona increased the lead to 23 points (73-50).

That essentially made the fourth quarter a formality, as the hosts maintained a huge advantage the rest of the way.

Nikola Mirotic was the top performer for the winners, accumulating 18 points (4/5 2PT, 2/3 3PT, 4/4 FT), 6 rebounds and 26 PIR.

On the opposing side, Angel Delgado was the high-scorer for Bilbao, ending with 18 points (8/15 2PT, 2/4 FT) and 6 rebounds.

Barcelona:Nikola Mirotic 18 (6 REB),Rokas Jokubaitis 12, Nico Laprovittola 10 (6 AST).

Bilbao: Angel Delgado 18 (6 REB), Andrew Goudelock 11.

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