Paris in their highly anticipated paralympic opener at bery Arena on Thursday afternoon Team USA continued their summer dominance over Spain with a narrow 66 to 56 Victory this win follows their previous Encounters this summer where the Americans secured victories with scores of 61 to 57 and 70-65 Teen USA Trayvon Jennifer praised the matchup emphasizing the High Caliber of competition we're talking about the best of the best right now Jennifer stated this is the biggest tournament we have so we know we're going to get a team's best shot out here we had to come out and take care of business Spain gave us some really good play for our first game the game began with both teams exchanging baskets in a closely fought opening the first four possessions saw each team scoring setting the tone for a competitive encounter Jake Williams then provided a spark for Teen USA hitting back-to-back three-pointers to give the Americans a 10 to six lead less than 4 minutes into the game despite a strong start Spain managed to keep the game tight a second chance basket from Jennifer and a subsequent three-pointer from Spain made the score 12 to 11 Spain had an opportunity to take the lead but missed a crucial layup as a result the first quarter ended with Teen USA holding a slim 18 to 17 Advantage Williams was particularly impactful during the opening quarter contributing eight points two rebounds and two assists his performance was instrumental in maintaining Team USA said