Other Rust players in double figures were Olalekan Esho (13), Louis Turner (12) and Todd Cooper (11).
Rust's Lamont Keaton led all players with 12 assists.
Sewanee also had four players in double figures led by sophomore point guard Chris Eddy with 18. Joey Garcia had 17, while Gary Grizzle contributed with 13 and Ben Campbell with 11.
Campbell had the game's only double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds; his first double-double of his career.
Rust out shot the Tigers, 61.5% to 45.9%.
Sewanee had a narrow edge in rebounds, 37-36.
Rust shot 65.7% in the first half for a 59-47 lead at intermission. Gebrekidan had 14 of his 20 points in the first half and only played eight minutes. He played 15 minutes for the game.
Saturday's schedule:
1 p.m. - Rust vs. Centre
3 p.m. Sewanee vs. Emory & Henry
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