A day after thrashing the Virgin Islands, 119-84, in the opener of the tournament, Ed Cooley’s bunch set it sets on a much stiffer challenge on Thursday.
Venezuela’s Pan Am team features eight players from its 2016 Olympic outfit, and brought both experience and physicality. This one played out far differently than the high scoring win over the Virgin Islands, as Team USA won a physical, defensive struggle, 70-53.
The difference on this night? The United States has Myles Powell.
Seton Hall’s rising senior looked every bit an All American on Thursday, scoring 30 points on a night when his teammates struggled to finish.