No. 18 St. Mary’s hangs 44-point rout on San Diego

SAN DIEGO — St. Mary’s knows it has little room for error when it comes to accomplishing its goals this season.

St. Mary’s (21-2, 11-1 WCC) limited San Diego to nine field goals in its sixth straight win.

Two conference losses to Pepperdine helped derail the Gaels’ chance for an at-large bid after they lost to Gonzaga in the WCC final.

“They did what they were supposed to do last year and then we lost in the championship game and didn’t get in the NCAA Tournament,” Bennett said.

“I think we took the right shots early; we took shots that we make in games,” San Diego coach Lamont Smith said.

“Against Pacific we got up 17 points and it got that thing back to a one-possession game,” Bennett said.

Mary’s game at McKeon Pavilion will be the featured contest on ESPN’s “College GameDay,” with coverage starting with an 8 a.m. show before the evening edition at 5 p.m., leading up to the 5:15 tip-off.