It wasn’t always pretty but the Florida Gators held off the struggling Wake Forest Demon Deacons for the first half and then exploded in the second half to come away with a 75-58 victory in their opening round game of the ESPN Events Invitational. Florida, used to playing games in the 80’s and 90’s, came out awfully slow as they tried to find their rhythm, scoring just 32 points in the first half. Thankfully their defense was solid and they held Wake Forest to just 28, and then from the opening play of the second half Florida took over and won that 20-minute segment 43-30.