Basketball: Euroleague leaders Barcelona beat Olimpia Milano 87-71

Barcelona consolidated top spot in the Euroleague standings with an 87-71 win over visitors Olimpia Milano on Friday. Milano were ahead by seven points with just over six minutes to go after a three-pointer from Malcolm Delaney, who went on to finish as the game's top scorer with 23 points. However, Barcelona ended the game with a 27-4 scoring run to beat Milano for the fourth time in five meetings and improve to 10-3. Brandon Davies led the way for Barcelona with 21 points, while Nikola Mirotic finished with a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds. A third defeat in five Euroleague games saw Milano slip to 7-5.