The Pirates out-gained the Saxons 381-246. Brault, a senior Marshall commit, spoke of the daily battles in practice that help prepare them for game play. "Our guys are tenacious,“ Brault said.

Schmidts had 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds while matching up against some significant size in the Saxons’ frontcourt: 6-7 Clark Easley, 6-8 Edvin Bosnjak and 6-6 Tyler March.