Photos: USC defeats Florida Gulf Coast
The best pictures from the USC men’s basketball team’s 71-58 victory over Florida Gulf Coast at the Galen Center on Dec. 29, 2019.
![LOS ANGELES, CALIF. - DEC. 29, 2019. USC guard Ethan Anderson goes hard to the basket against FGCU in the second half Sunday night, Dec. 29, 2019, at Galen Center in Los Angeles. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2be9f45/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4800x5255+0+0/resize/877x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F82%2Fc3%2F05bc0fe74d04b21fbc5f808a7963%2Fla-photos-1staff-472053-la-sp-usc-basketball-fgcu012-ls.jpg)
USC guard Ethan Anderson goes up for a dunk against Florida Gulf Coast in the second half. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
![USC forward Isaiah Mobley works the ball inside against Florida Gulf Coast in the second half.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/934c883/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4800x4662+0+0/resize/988x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffe%2F19%2F979d415948eb9474edf873ca2f68%2Fla-photos-1staff-472053-la-sp-usc-basketball-fgcu015-ls.jpg)
USC forward Isaiah Mobley works the ball inside against Florida Gulf Coast in the second half. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
![USC forward Isaiah Mobley works the ball inside against Florida Gulf Coast center Justus Rainwater.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5f93068/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4800x5030+0+0/resize/916x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F14%2F42%2Faa1b4b884c9199a9c5297a534fb1%2Fla-photos-1staff-472053-la-sp-usc-basketball-fgcu014-ls.jpg)
USC forward Isaiah Mobley works the ball inside against Florida Gulf Coast center Justus Rainwater during the second half. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
![USC guard Ethan Anderson (20) pulls down a rebound during the second half against Florida Gulf Coast.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d9cad4c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4429x3925+185+0/resize/1083x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F58%2F4f3649d64c6f89815cff490509b7%2Fla-photos-1staff-472053-la-sp-usc-basketball-fgcu013-ls.jpg)
USC guard Ethan Anderson (20) pulls down a rebound during the second half against Florida Gulf Coast. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
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![USC guard Ethan Anderson slaps the ball away from Florida Gulf Coast guard Cyrus Largie during the second half.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c091966/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4341x4254+230+0/resize/980x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F54%2Fcc%2F0889cfa149a1804a9cabbcd66dc1%2Fla-photos-1staff-472053-la-sp-usc-basketball-fgcu011-ls.jpg)
USC guard Ethan Anderson slaps the ball away from Florida Gulf Coast guard Cyrus Largie during the second half. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
![USC guard Ethan Anderson tries to steal the ball from Florida Gulf Coast forward Dakota Rivers during the second half.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bdd3047/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4800x4203+0+0/resize/1096x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fff%2F1b%2F62cdc99d426aa2fc3da2c5fef6cc%2Fla-photos-1staff-472053-la-sp-usc-basketball-fgcu010-ls.jpg)
USC guard Ethan Anderson tries to steal the ball from Florida Gulf Coast forward Dakota Rivers during the second half. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
![USC guard Jonah Mathews takes an off-balance shot after being fouled by Florida Gulf Coast guard Jalen Warren.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cb0fd36/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3862x4294+489+0/resize/864x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2Fa9%2Fea4f9215453e9080f5e6c17a3cae%2Fla-photos-1staff-472053-la-sp-usc-basketball-fgcu009-ls.jpg)
USC guard Jonah Mathews takes an off-balance shot after being fouled by Florida Gulf Coast guard Jalen Warren during the second half. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
![USC guard Daniel Utomi dribbles around Florida Gulf Coast guard Jalen Warren during the second half.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/18780bb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4545x4131+128+26/resize/1056x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa2%2F9d%2Fd6cae3b642ac8edd79aacc2b966d%2Fla-photos-1staff-472053-la-sp-usc-basketball-fgcu007-ls.jpg)
USC guard Daniel Utomi dribbles around Florida Gulf Coast guard Jalen Warren during the second half. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
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![USC guard Jonah Mathews scores against Florida Gulf Coast in the second half.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bce3ba9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4800x3948+0+0/resize/1167x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F38%2F59%2Ff83ab83946f1b95ff8603a84e03f%2Fla-photos-1staff-472053-la-sp-usc-basketball-fgcu006-ls.jpg)
USC guard Jonah Mathews scores against Florida Gulf Coast in the second half. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
![USC guard Jonah Mathews drives to the basket against Florida Gulf Coast in the first half.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/472fea0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4529x4176+136+0/resize/1041x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff5%2F55%2F9c3ba7de45bfa187eae059cba86b%2Fla-photos-1staff-472053-la-sp-usc-basketball-fgcu004-ls.jpg)
USC guard Jonah Mathews drives to the basket against Florida Gulf Coast in the first half. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
![USC guard Daniel Utomi tries to work his way past Florida Gulf Coast defenders during the first half.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1a9d95a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4125x4278+331+400/resize/926x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa7%2F5a%2Feaf1665b483385d809c83118674a%2Fla-photos-1staff-472053-la-sp-usc-basketball-fgcu003-ls.jpg)
USC guard Daniel Utomi tries to work his way past Florida Gulf Coast defenders during the first half. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
![USC forward Max Agbonkpolo shoots over Florida Gulf Coast forward Qwanzi Samuels during the first half.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/76c5f10/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4021x4063+390+0/resize/950x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F00%2F4d%2F7906e37a4d3c93f3192195d90784%2Fla-photos-1staff-472053-la-sp-usc-basketball-fgcu002-ls.jpg)
USC forward Max Agbonkpolo shoots over Florida Gulf Coast forward Qwanzi Samuels during the first half. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
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![USC forward Nick Rakocevic dunks over Florida Gulf Coast guard Caleb Catto during the second half.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ebf39be/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4800x3832+0+0/resize/1203x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd2%2Fda%2F074b7bec4b21aeba9f755851a0e8%2Fla-photos-1staff-472053-la-sp-usc-basketball-fgcu005-ls.jpg)
USC forward Nick Rakocevic dunks over Florida Gulf Coast guard Caleb Catto during the second half. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
![USC guard Kyle Sturdivant drives to the basket against Florida Gulf Coast during the first half.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/94a9ff8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4243x3958+278+0/resize/1029x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6d%2F15%2F4858263e4d9cac2d1ff4d1be24bd%2Fla-photos-1staff-472053-la-sp-usc-basketball-fgcu001-ls.jpg)
USC guard Kyle Sturdivant drives to the basket against Florida Gulf Coast during the first half. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
Luis Sinco was a staff photojournalist at the Los Angeles Times from 1997 to 2024.