Minnesota led at halftime but was unable to overcome the offensive dry spells that have been in play all season.

The Gophers men’s basketball team has endured a plodding offense so far this season, but it stopped dead in its tracks at the end of Friday’s game against Wake Forest. Minnesota managed only one bucket in the final five minutes of a 57-51 loss to the Demon Deacons in the ESPN Events Invitational third-place game in Orlando, Florida.

The Gophers found themselves in another slow-paced slugfest but came up short falling 57-51 to Wake Forest, picking up their second straight loss.

Early in the second half, Wake Forest made a crucial mistake as Hunter Sallis overthrows the pass from the baseline to Martin who broke away to the hoop and awakened the Gators faithful in attendance with a game-changing dunk to take a 42-28 lead.

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The Florida Gators overcame a sloppy performance on offense to get a payback win against Wake Forest in the EPSN Events Invitational