MOBILE, Ala. – Senior Michael Flowers and redshirt-senior John Pettway both eclipsed 20 points as the University of South Alabama men's basketball team defeated Mobile, 95-75, in its second game in the Goldie and Herman Ungar Memorial Tournament Friday at the Mitchell Center.

Flowers led South with 25 points off seven made field goals including going 5-for-9 from behind the arc. Pettway shot 10-of-15 from the field for 20 points. Kayo Goncalves and Tyreke Locure also made it to double figures with 15 and 10 points, respectively. Jamal West was a rebound and point short of a double-double with nine points and rebounds.

Trenton Short led the way for the Rams with a game-high 26 points, 24 scored from eight three pointers. RJ Kelly helped Mobile's cause with 24 but no other Ram scored more than eight points in the contest.

GAME FACTS
- Mobile scored the first points to start the game with a made three, but following that USA scored the next 10 points. Four Jaguars registered points with Locure draining a three as Flowers and West contributed with a pair of layups.
- The Rams went on an 8-0 run to cut South's advantage to two (21-19) capped off by a three by Mobile's Trenton Short at the 7:46 mark. Mobile was 3-for-3 from the field on the run.
- The teams traded baskets as USA led by three going into the final media break of the first half, 34-31. The Jaguars had drained their last five field goals prior to the stoppage.
- South outscored the Rams 10-3 to close out the half (44-34). The Jaguars held the Rams to 1-for-6 from the field for the last three minutes and 40 seconds.
- USA stretched the lead to 14, 67-53, with 9:07 left in the second half after a 7-0 run over three minutes and three seconds. Pettway made a pair of layups with Flowers adding a three over the duration.
- The Jags closed out the game with a 7-0 run over the final minute to get a 20-point win, 95-75.

NOTES
- South Alabama turned 16 Mobile turnovers into 27 points, while holding the Rams to eight points off nine turnovers.
- USA outscored the Rams in the paint by 26, 44-18.
- Mobile connected on six more threes than USA (17-11) but South was more efficient, shooting 11-of-23 for 47.8 percent.
- Pettway set a new career-high with 22 points and tied a career-best with eight rebounds. Both marks were set against Little Rock on Feb. 9, 2019
- Locure registered a new career high with six steals. That ties the single-season team-high total from last season set by Pettway against Little Rock (1/11)
- Flowers is averaging 22.5 points in two games for the Jags.

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Richie Riley
- Opening statement: "Coach Archie has Mobile on an upward trajectory. He is doing a great job and will have them competing for NAIA Championships in the near future. RJ Kelly was a guy that played for us a couple of years ago when we first got here. I'm really proud of him and the season he is having. He played really well tonight.
I'm very disappointed with our performance tonight. Our urgency to compete was absent for all 40 minutes and there's no excuse for that. When you lose an impact player early in the game like Iorio then everyone else has to raise their level. 2-0 is certainly better than 1-1 but our program is about consistency and being our best each time out. We will learn from this one and get ready for Sunday."
- On offensive performances from Pettway and Flowers: "Pettway and Flowers made some big baskets for us throughout the game. Pettway did a nice job of attacking the rim and finishing through contact. Flowers is a proven scorer and we go as he goes offensively. He is going to have huge nights scoring the ball as well as creating offense for others."

Up next: South will face Jacksonville State in its final game of the Goldie and Herman Ungar Memorial Tournament with tipoff scheduled Sunday at 4 p.m.

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