DMA Interrupt goes off before DMA transfer began

//*****************************************************************************
//
// MSP432 main.c template - Empty main
//
//****************************************************************************

#include "driverlib.h"
#include "IQmathLib.h"

#pragma DATA_ALIGN(MSP_EXP432P401RLP_DMAControlTable, 1024)
static DMA_ControlTable MSP_EXP432P401RLP_DMAControlTable[32];

void InitMCU();

uint8_t flag;
uint32_t counterMain;
uint32_t counterIsr;

void main(void)
{
	InitMCU();

	uint8_t buffer = 0x55;

	flag = 1;

	while(1)
	{
		if(flag)
		{
			// Clear interrupt status
			SPI_clearInterruptFlag(EUSCI_B0_BASE, EUSCI_B_SPI_TRANSMIT_INTERRUPT);

			// Activate DMA SPI transfer with external pin
			DMA_setChannelControl(DMA_CH6_EXTERNALPIN | UDMA_PRI_SELECT,
			UDMA_SIZE_8 | UDMA_SRC_INC_NONE | UDMA_DST_INC_NONE | UDMA_ARB_1);
			DMA_setChannelTransfer(DMA_CH6_EXTERNALPIN | UDMA_PRI_SELECT,
					UDMA_MODE_BASIC,
					&buffer,
					(void *) SPI_getTransmitBufferAddressForDMA(EUSCI_B0_BASE),
					1);

			// Setup the TX transfer characteristics & buffers
			DMA_setChannelControl(DMA_CH0_EUSCIB0TX0 | UDMA_PRI_SELECT,
			UDMA_SIZE_8 | UDMA_SRC_INC_8 | UDMA_DST_INC_NONE | UDMA_ARB_1);
			DMA_setChannelTransfer(DMA_CH0_EUSCIB0TX0 | UDMA_PRI_SELECT,
					UDMA_MODE_BASIC,
					&buffer,
					(void *) SPI_getTransmitBufferAddressForDMA(EUSCI_B0_BASE),
					3);



			MAP_DMA_enableChannel(0);
			MAP_DMA_enableChannel(6);

			//MAP_DMA_assignInterrupt(INT_DMA_INT1, 0);
			//DMA_Channel->INT1_SRCCFG = (DMA_Channel->INT1_SRCCFG & ~DMA_INT1_SRCCFG_INT_SRC_MASK) | channel;
			MAP_DMA_clearInterruptFlag(0);
			MAP_DMA_enableInterrupt(INT_DMA_INT1);
			// Assigning/Enabling Interrupts
			MAP_Interrupt_enableInterrupt(INT_DMA_INT1);

			flag = 0;

			counterMain++;

			GPIO_setOutputHighOnPin(GPIO_PORT_P2, GPIO_PIN6);
		}
	}
}

// DMA INT1 ISR
void DMA_INT1_IRQHandler(void)
{
	MAP_DMA_disableInterrupt(INT_DMA_INT1);
	MAP_Interrupt_enableInterrupt(INT_DMA_INT1);
	MAP_DMA_clearInterruptFlag(0);

	GPIO_setOutputLowOnPin(GPIO_PORT_P2, GPIO_PIN6);
	counterIsr++;

	flag = 1;
}

// SPI Master Configuration Parameter for CC1200
const eUSCI_SPI_MasterConfig spiMasterConfig =
{
		EUSCI_B_SPI_CLOCKSOURCE_SMCLK,				// SMCLK Clock Source
        6000000,									// SMCLK = HFXT/8 = 6MHz
		6000000,									// SPICLK = 6MHz
        EUSCI_B_SPI_MSB_FIRST,						// MSB First
        EUSCI_B_SPI_PHASE_DATA_CAPTURED_ONFIRST_CHANGED_ON_NEXT,    // Phase
        EUSCI_B_SPI_CLOCKPOLARITY_INACTIVITY_LOW,	// Low polarity
        EUSCI_B_SPI_3PIN							// 3Wire SPI Mode
};

// Initialize the MCU
void InitMCU()
{
	// Halting the Watchdog
	WDT_A_holdTimer();

	// Enabling MASTER interrupts
	Interrupt_disableMaster();

	// Set power state of MCU
	PCM_setPowerState(PCM_AM_LDO_VCORE1);

	// Configuring pins for peripheral/crystal usage and LED for output
	GPIO_setAsPeripheralModuleFunctionOutputPin(GPIO_PORT_PJ,
			GPIO_PIN3 | GPIO_PIN2, GPIO_PRIMARY_MODULE_FUNCTION);

	// Just in case the user wants to use the getACLK, getMCLK, etc. functions,
	// let's set the clock frequency in the code
	CS_setExternalClockSourceFrequency(32000,48000000);

	// Starting HFXT in non-bypass mode without a timeout. Before we start
	// we have to change VCORE to 1 to support the 48MHz frequency
	//PCM_setCoreVoltageLevel(PCM_VCORE1);
	FlashCtl_setWaitState(FLASH_BANK0, 2);
	FlashCtl_setWaitState(FLASH_BANK1, 2);
	CS_startHFXT(false);

	// Initializing MCLK to HFXT (effectively 48MHz)
	CS_initClockSignal(CS_MCLK, CS_HFXTCLK_SELECT, CS_CLOCK_DIVIDER_1);

	// Initializing SMCLK to HFXT (effectively 6MHz)
	CS_initClockSignal(CS_SMCLK, CS_HFXTCLK_SELECT, CS_CLOCK_DIVIDER_8);

	// Selecting pins P1.5, P1.6 and P1.7 in SPI mode
	GPIO_setAsPeripheralModuleFunctionInputPin(GPIO_PORT_P1,
			GPIO_PIN7 | GPIO_PIN6 | GPIO_PIN5, GPIO_PRIMARY_MODULE_FUNCTION);

	GPIO_setAsOutputPin(GPIO_PORT_P2, GPIO_PIN6);
	GPIO_setOutputLowOnPin(GPIO_PORT_P2, GPIO_PIN6);

	// Selecting pin 7.0 in DMAE0
	GPIO_setAsPeripheralModuleFunctionInputPin(GPIO_PORT_P7, GPIO_PIN0, GPIO_PRIMARY_MODULE_FUNCTION);

	// Configuring SPI in 3wire master mode for CC1200
	SPI_initMaster(EUSCI_B0_BASE, &spiMasterConfig);

	// Enable SPI module for CC1200
	SPI_enableModule(EUSCI_B0_BASE);

	// Configuring DMA module
	DMA_enableModule();
	DMA_setControlBase(MSP_EXP432P401RLP_DMAControlTable);

	// Assign DMA channel 0 to EUSCI_B0_TX0, channel 1 to EUSCI_B0_RX0
	DMA_assignChannel(DMA_CH0_EUSCIB0TX0);
	DMA_assignChannel(DMA_CH6_EXTERNALPIN);

    // Enable DMA interrupt
	//MAP_DMA_assignInterrupt(INT_DMA_INT1, 0);
	//MAP_DMA_enableInterrupt(INT_DMA_INT1);
    MAP_DMA_disableInterrupt(INT_DMA_INT1);
    MAP_DMA_clearInterruptFlag(0);

    // Enabling MASTER interrupts
	Interrupt_enableMaster();
}