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Florida 71, Ohio State 68: Tyree Appleby game-winner puts exclamation point on thriller

Florida shot 37 percent from the floor against Ohio State on Wednesday night. Ohio State’s E.J. Liddell was clearly the best player on the court, putting up 23 points, five rebounds, and five blocks, and thoroughly outdueling Colin Castleton (11 points and 13 rebounds, but with three assists uncharacteristically being his best contributions) in the process. The Gators missed 10 free throws — a large number even of the 33 awarded — and went 4-for-14 from three, ending up with almost as many offensive rebounds (16) as made shots (22).

But in the last minute, they were still in it — and so, when the guy wearing No.