Shabazz Napier shoves Ryan Boatright during play (GIF)

Apr 7, 2014; Arlington, TX, USA; Connecticut Huskies guard Shabazz Napier (13) reacts against the Kentucky Wildcats during the championship game of the Final Four in the 2014 NCAA Mens Division I Championship tournament at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 7, 2014; Arlington, TX, USA; Connecticut Huskies guard Shabazz Napier (13) reacts against the Kentucky Wildcats during the championship game of the Final Four in the 2014 NCAA Mens Division I Championship tournament at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 7, 2014; Arlington, TX, USA; Connecticut Huskies guard Shabazz Napier (13) reacts against the Kentucky Wildcats during the championship game of the Final Four in the 2014 NCAA Mens Division I Championship tournament at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 7, 2014; Arlington, TX, USA; Connecticut Huskies guard Shabazz Napier (13) reacts against the Kentucky Wildcats during the championship game of the Final Four in the 2014 NCAA Mens Division I Championship tournament at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports /

The national championship game between the UConn Huskies and Kentucky Wildcats has been an intense battle and that intensity has boiled over from teammates going against the other team to teammates going against each other.

You walk a fine line in a game like this and there is little margin for error. There seemed to be some marginal errors during a play being run by the UConn offense and field general Shabazz Napier wasn’t too happy about the positing of fellow guard Ryan Boatright.

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The error was on both Boatright and Napier, as the shove was not needed but Boatright was clearly out of place. Either way, we’re seeing just how emotional this game is and just how fine the line between succeeding and failing is.