SALT LAKE CITY -- Northwestern survived its first ever NCAA tournament game on Thursday, but its reward for making history is a tough weekend date with the top-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs.
In order to pull off the upset over Gonzaga, Northwestern will have to play one of its best defensive games of the year, particularly down low. But the first challenge towards shutting down Gonzaga actually comes out on the perimeter in the form of a 6-foot-3 guard from Happy Valley, Oregon. Nigel Williams-Goss is not just Gonzaga’s leading scorer but one of the biggest threats to Northwestern’s hopes on Saturday.