The Olympiacos guard netted 8 of his team’s 13 points in overtime
Nigel Williams-Goss stepped up with career-high night in Walkup’s absence
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Thomas Walkup may have not traveled to Spain for Olympiacos Piraeus’s clash against Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, but his void was filled by an extraordinary Nigel Williams-Goss, who stepped up big time at Buesa Arena on Tuesday night. The Olympiacos guard finished the game with a season-high 19 points, as well as career-highs of 8 assists and a PIR of 28.
Williams-Goss was aggressive on offense and provided his team with hustle on the other end. He recorded 2 steals and attacked the basket, drawing a season-high 9 fouls, going to the line 14 times and making 11 free throws including an important one deep in overtime.
In fact, Williams-Goss scored 8 of Olympiacos’s 13 points in overtime, including a crucial bucket to give Olympiacos a 99-101 lead with 36 seconds left on the clock. The 30-year-old received the ball on Baskonia’s end and went all the way for a coast-to-coast layup in traffic to beat Chima Moneke in the paint. He had previously beaten the buzzer with a step-back midrange jumper to secure a morale-boosting 95-97 edge.
His heroics drew praise from his teammate, Shaquielle McKissic, after the final whistle.
“That was a hard-fought battle,” McKissic told EuroLeague TV. “Proud of these guys, especially Nigel. He stepped up tonight with the absence of Tom, but we are happy to get that one for the guys.”
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Tyler Dorsey also missed out due to illness, but McKissic came to the fore with another mature outing. The veteran guard made a season-high 4 triples, going 8-for-11 from the field to match his season-high of 22 points – just 2 points shy of his best career tally.
Having opened the double-round week with a hard-fought victory at Baskonia, Olympiacos will make the trip south to the Spanish capital, where it will face Real Madrid on Thursday night. Walkup will not be available for that clash either, but Williams-Goss proved on Tuesday that he has what it takes to fill his void to carry the team on his shoulders.