<p>PENSACOLA, Fla. — Michael Flowers had a season-high 34 points as South Alabama topped UL Monroe 80-72 in the Sun Belt Conference tournament first round on Friday.</p>
<p>Flowers shot 11 for 12 from the line. The Jaguars face Louisiana in the quarterfinals on Saturday.</p>
<p>Sam Iorio had 12 points for South Alabama (17-10). Tyreke Locure added 10 points. Kayo Goncalves had 10 points. John Pettway tied a career high with 10 rebounds plus four points.</p>
<p>ULM scored 46 points in the first half, a season high for the team.</p>
<p>Elijah Gonzales had 14 points for the Warhawks (7-19). Russell Harrison added 13 points and 13 rebounds. Marco Morency had nine points and 14 rebounds.</p>
<p>Koreem Ozier, whose 12 points per game coming into the contest ranked second on the Warhawks, shot only 18% in the game (2 of 11).</p>
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