BOSTON -- Gonzaga appears to have steadied itself, thanks to some timely three-point shooting from Pargo and some scrappy play underneath by 6-foot-5 forward Larry Gurganious. UConn still leads, 32-25, with 7:50 to go in the half. A.J. Price leads all scorers with 13 points (including a few trey balls). Pargo leads the Zags with eight points.

The Huskies are shooting 7-of-11 from three-point land and the Zags are 4-of-10.

. . . Hasheem Thabeet picked up his second foul with 9:11 left in the half, as he fouled Pargo under the rim. He will sit the rest of the half for Jim Calhoun.

. . . The UConn band began chanting for Ray Allen who is sitting courtside opposite the Huskly bench to root on his alma mater. The Celts host Cleveland tomorrow at 12:30.

. . . The Celtics Dancers are in attendance, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. It looks like a split squad day for the second-year incarnation of the final NBA team to get a dance team.