Ohio State remained unranked in Monday's updated AP poll after splitting a pair of games with Seton Hall and Florida last week, but Duke moved up to No. 1 in the country.
With 18 turnovers from the Buckeyes and 33 trips to the free-throw line for Florida, Ohio State committed too many errors to come out the victor against the Gators.
Ohio State faces standout 6-foot-11 forward Colin Castleton and the 23rd-ranked Florida Gators in the final game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Wednesday night.
Chris Holtmann says the Buckeyes “knew exactly what we were gonna run” on the final possession against Seton Hall, and it led to a game-winning three by Meechie Johnson.
The Buckeyes will be without Eugene Brown for both games during their trip to Florida this week, as the second-year guard is in concussion protocol in Columbus.
The 2021 Gavitt Games pit Ohio State against Xavier as the Buckeyes travel to Cincinnati to take on the Musketeers in the programs' first meeting since 2007.