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Team USA Handles Virgin Islands 119-84 in Pan Am Games Opener

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Lima, Peru – Team USA put on an offensive show in its Pan American Games debut and recorded a 119-84 victory over Virgin Islands Wednesday at Dibos Coliseum. Team USA sped to a 14-5 lead and was never threatened throughout the contest.

Team USA will play highly-regarded Venezuela Thursday at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN3.

Alpha Diallo (Providence) led Team USA with 20 points. Myles Powell (Seton Hall) had 19 points and Jermaine Samuels (Villanova) added 16 points. Team USA shot 52 percent from the field and connected on 17-of-34 shots from 3-point range.