Saint Mary's won 11 straight games with relative ease between their losses to San Diego State and Vanderbilt.

"We hadn't had a close game in a month," Bennett said. "We've had seven or eight games we were supposed to win. That puts a lot of pressure on us."

This year's team is much different than the one that went to the Sweet 16 in 2010.

"We're different. We're not as big on the boards, but we're harder to guard. We're able to bring more pressure defensively."