A top-five matchup at the Maui Invitational between No. 1 Kansas and No. 4 Marquette had the intensity of a conference rivalry game in February. And even the head coaches of each school appeared to lose their cool.
In Marquette's convincing 73-59 victory in the tournament's semifinals in Honolulu, Golden Eagles head coach Shaka Smart took exception to some trash talk he received in the first half from a Jayhawk player after a made basket.
Tempers flared in the first half after Kansas swingman Kevin McCullar Jr.