Garcia's game-winning basket capped an 11-4 Sewanee run in final 3:11 as the Tigers improved to 3-2 overall and 1-0 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Hendrix is 1-5 and 0-1.
Sewanee trailed 50-45 at 3:41 and a Ben Campbell jumper at 3:11 started the final Tiger rally. Garcia scored six of the final 11 points for the Purple and White.
Garcia had a career-high 26 points (11-20 from the field) along with a career-high nine rebounds for Sewanee.
Hendrix was led by Drew George with 13 points and Justin Jaramillo with 10.
Sewanee led by five at intermission, 30-25 and increased the lead to as many as nine at 36-27 at 15:40.
Hendrix then went on a 14-4 run and took its first lead of the second half at 41-40 at 9:37 on a jumper by Josh Simpson. Hendrix had its biggest lead of the second half at 50-45, before Sewanee's rally.
Records: Sewanee (3-2, 1-0) Hendrix (1-5, 0-1).
Next Game: Sun. Dec. 5 - Rhodes at Sewanee (1 p.m.) ; Hendrix at Centre
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