Baylor's Rico Gathers, Taurean Prince Involved in Physical Altercation vs. Yale

The 2016 NCAA tournament is officially underway, which means the intensity has been taken up a notch and emotions are running high.

Teammates can clash with each other at times during a game, especially when their team is on upset alert like the Baylor Bears.

The 12th-seeded Yale Bulldogs were giving the Bears all they could handle and then some in their first-round meeting on Thursday.

With Yale leading by three points at the time of the first media timeout in the second half, Baylor seniors Rico Gathers and Taurean Prince were involved in a physical altercation in the team huddle. Words were exchanged, and Prince escalated things by shoving his teammate.

Fortunately for the Bears, that was the extent of the incident.

Knowing that their collegiate careers could be coming to a sudden end, Gathers and Prince saw their tempers reach a tipping point and boil over. The upperclassmen need to compose themselves quickly if they want to avoid going home early—again.

Last season, Baylor was stunned by 14th seed Georgia State in the first round. Now, Yale is looking to make the Bears a one-and-done team for the second consecutive year.