It’s not all sunshine and relaxation in Hawaii.

Marquette coach Shaka Smart and Kansas counterpart Bill Self had a heated exchange during the Golden Eagles’ 73-59 win over the top-ranked Jayhawks at the Maui Invitational on Tuesday.

It started when tempers flared late in the first half after Kansas swingman Kevin McCullar Jr. drained a 3-pointer in front of Marquette’s bench.

McCullar jawed with Smart as he headed back downcourt, and members of both teams had to be pulled away from the heated dustup that followed.

Both teams were given technical fouls.

Smart and Self appeared to exchange unpleasantries along the sideline at the end of the ensuing discussion with officials.

“At the end of the day it had very little to do with the game,” Smart said. “Our guys did a really good job of just basically ignoring what happened and just continuing to play, and that shows their maturity and their poise.”

Self didn’t seem to believe Smart’s side of the story.

“I doubt it was accurate, whatever he [Smart] said. I’m not going to get into it,” Self, who just signed a lifetime contract with Kansas, told Yahoo Sports.

Smart said he and McCullar are plenty familiar with each other going back to when Smart was coaching Texas and McCullar played for Texas Tech.

“He’s always kind of enjoyed having dialogue with me — he probably does that with all coaches — but that probably started the dustup and then their bench got involved and our bench got involved,” Smart said.

Marquette outscored Kansas 46-26 in the paint and converted 18 forced turnovers into 20 points.

Tyler Kolek made five steals and Stevie Mitchell had four to lead an impressive defensive performance by Marquette, the defending Big East Tournament and regular-season champions.

Marquette, the fourth-ranked team in the nation, will face No. 2 Purdue in the Maui finals on Wednesday, while Kanas gets No. 7 Tennessee.

The elite field included four of the top seven teams in the country, as well as Gonzaga, Syracuse, UCLA and host Chaminade.

— With AP