Didn't see it myself - my seat was nearly on the baseline at the other end of the court - but radio broadcaster Bill Riley said guard Lawrence Borha did not play almost the entire second half of the Utes' 73-57 loss at Colorado State after getting into a heated exchange with his teammates on the bench at Moby Arena.

Borha appeared to be barking primarily at center Luke Nevill, in an apparent dispute over how much or whether Borha should be getting the ball to the 7-foot-1 center. Borha left the game with 17:15 remaining - moments after making a steal but then committing a turnover - and did not return.

He had two points, two rebounds, two steals and three turnovers in 13 minutes.

Perhaps not coincidentally, Nevill later blamed the loss on guard play - even though he was plenty culpable for allowing the Rams to hammer the Utes on the boards and shoot 52 percent.

Anyway, if the account is accurate, it wouldn't be the first time that Borha has traded words with his teammates. Several times this season, I've seen him in animated - albeit brief - exchanges with others on the floor, seemingly as the result of confusion about where to go or what to do.

Unfortunately for the Utes, it might also be a sign of the growing frustration of a team that has lost five straight games, and eight of their last 10.