Hard to say whether the Utes will be facing a full-strength San Diego State team at the Huntsman Center on Saturday, with Aztecs forward Kyle Spain -- the guy who had 19 points and five rebounds against them in the overtime victory last month -- having been suspended indefinitely for an undisclosed violation of team rules.

Coach Steve Fisher declined to speculate on the Mountain West Conference's weekly teleconference today whether Spain will be available for either of the Aztecs games this week. The Aztecs play host to New Mexico on Wednesday night before meeting the Utes.

"I don't think it's appropriate" to talk about Spain, Fisher said.

Fisher said Spain remains indefinitely suspended, seemingly because of an academic issue. Assistant athletic director Mike May told a reporter last week that Spain was dealing with such a matter.

Not having Spain was a big part of the Aztecs' loss at TCU over the weekend, though leading scorer Lorrenzo Wade took the blame for not playing better.

"My teammates did their job," he said. "I could have done more to help them."

Spain is the second-leading scorer for the Aztecs at 13.2 points per game, and he also averages 5.4 rebounds and shoots 80 percent from the free-throw line. If the Utes don't have to worry about him, their chances of exacting revenge seem to get a lot better.