Both the top two in the Liga Endesa prevailed over the weekend but in different ways as Barcelona eased to victory but Real Madrid needed overtime to secure theirs.

Paced by Juan Carlos Navarro’s 18 points, Barcelona crushed struggling Rio Monbus 100-76.

The Catalan side remain joint top with the Santiago-based side staying put, second from bottom.

Real Madrid however needed an extra session to put away Andorra 96-92.

Sergio Llull led the way with 23 points to finally put away the Andorran threat.

Bilbao Basket (7-8) 68-82 Gran Canaria (10-6)
Estudiantes (5-10) 94-78 Zaragoza (5-10)
Murcia (5-10) 75-78 Valencia (11-4)
Fuenlabrada (6-9) 69-77 Baskonia (10-5)
Real Betis (7-8) 76–68 Unicaja (9-6)
Manresa (2-13) 74-79 Tenerife (11-4)