Wayne Selden, who is leading all scorers in the World University Games, led the United States to a 96-57 rout of Switzerland, helping his team emerge from pool play as the top seed from Group D with a 5-0 record — a far cry from the nail biting, 66-65 victory the Americans eked out over Serbia the night before.
The U.S. will now receive the benefit of a two-day rest in Gwangju, South Korea, before a quarterfinal matchup against either Australia or Lithuania, which set for 10 p.m. Central time Friday night.
Selden, who scored 16 points before heading to the bench for good late in the third quarter, helped facilitate a 51-33 halftime advantage despite his team’s eight turnovers, its 1-for-8 mark from the foul stripe and a second-quarter run by Switzerland that cut the lead down to five at one point.