In first round action at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, South Alabama squared off with the ULM Warhawks. The Jaguars found themselves trailing 62-55 in the second half, but 11 straight points from Michael Flowers helped the Jags gain the lead for good and hold off ULM, winning 80-72. 29 of Flowers season high 34 points came in the second half, while the Warhawks were limited to just 26 points as a team in the second half. Sam Iorio collected 12 points, all in the first half. Rounding out the Jag's double figure scorers were Tyreke Locure and Kayo Goncalves with 10 points a piece. John Pettway tied a career high with 10 rebounds.