Members of Team USA have compared the rigorous schedule at the World University Games to playing in the Big 12 Tournament in March. But at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Kansas players — who form the majority of Team USA’s roster — had to play only three games in three days.
In Gwangju, South Korea, U.S. players are set to take the court eight times in a 10-day span.
Team USA navigated its way to the conclusion of game No. 6 Friday night, leading wire to wire and remaining untarnished in the tournament after defeating Lithuania 70-48 in the quarterfinals.