Florida basketball exorcises demons with season-opening win over Miami

Seven months after suffering one of the most heartbreaking losses in program history at Benchmark International Arena, the Gators returned to the same building Monday night and left with a much different feeling. Florida turned the page from that bitter memory by exorcising demons, erased its bad karma and whatever other analogy that might fit the storyline with a 77-67 win over in-state rival Miami in its season opener. "It feels great, man," Florida coach Todd Golden said. "It's great because this will be the last night that I receive those questions of exorcising the demons.