LIVE: Gonzaga opens second-half play up 38-20

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First half:

Nigel Williams-Goss drives to the lane and hits Johnathan Williams with a lob, GU takes a 6-4 lead.

Williams-Goss gets the Zags running and finds Jordan Mathews for a 3-pointer on the wing. GU leads 11-6.

As the shot clock winds down Mathews draws contact on a long 2 and heads to the free throw line. Northwestern coach Chris Collins throws his hands in the air, visibly upset by the call. Mathews comes up empty at the line.

Mathews hits a 3-pointer on the following possession, his second of the game. GU leads 16-6.

Northwestern puts together a solid defensive possession, but Josh Perkins slashes and pulls up…