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Weathers twins power MU to overtime win

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Emily Simanskis, The Miami Student

Wednesday night, Miami University’s men’s basketball team dug deep to overcome a second half 15-point deficit to eventually beat Grambling State University 78-76 in overtime.

Freshmen twin brothers Michael and Marcus Weathers scored 44 of the team’s 78 points—Marcus had a double-double with 18 total points and 12 rebounds, Michael had 26 points and both saw almost 40 minutes of play.

Grambling State’s junior forward Averyl Ugba also had a double-double with 21 points and 16 rebounds.

Miami improves to 4-3 overall and 4-2 at home. GSU is now 3-5 with all of its games played on the road.