Charlotte, N.C. ? Roy Williams was upset that Rick Pitino was still using a full-court press in a blowout. Pitino then got angry at Williams for adding to the lead.

Eventually, Pitino got called for two technical fouls, and the coaches exchanged angry words.

The strange events from that Kansas-Kentucky game during the 1989-90 season were revisited Friday, a day before Williams and North Carolina faced Pitino and Louisville in the East Regional final.

“Roy is a good guy. There are no ill feelings,” Pitino said.

There were ill feelings at the time. On Dec. 9, 1989, undermanned Kentucky visited Kansas in Williams’ second season with the Jayhawks. Kansas took control early, and Pitino used all his timeouts in the first half to no avail.

Williams cleared his bench in the second half, but Pitino still was pressing. Kansas continued to pour it on in the 150-95 victory.

“Rick and I talked about that. It was some unfortunate things and probably my fault more than anybody’s,” Williams said. “We’ve had some discussions many years ago about that and put it behind us. We’ve played golf together. … I have zero – zero – problems with Rick. The only thing I have for Rick is a great deal of respect, and I mean that sincerely.”