The Florida Gators faced the Ohio State Buckeyes in the championship game of the Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off at Suncoast Arena at Florida SouthWestern State College on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. FORT MYERS, Fla. – Put Ohio State and Florida in the same gym and you’re bound to get fireworks. Wednesday night in the championship game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off, the Buckeyes and No. 23 Gators did not disappoint. Tyree Appleby’s 3-pointer at the buzzer gave Florida (5-0) a 71-68 win against the Buckeyes (4-2). Ohio State would take the lead with 2:37 left in the first half and hold it until a Colin Castleton free throw with 2:15 put the Gators ahead, 66-65. The Buckeyes had led by as many as 10 earlier in the game but couldn’t put it away as Florida kept chipping away. E.J. Liddell’s free throws with 1:56 answered Castleton, pushed the Buckeyes…
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