Joining Garcia in double digits were Gary Grizzle (18), Casey Berry (14), and 10 points each by Ben Campbell and Spencer Rowland.
Rust was led by Darnell Toy whose double-double led all players in points 925) and rebounds (10).
Led by Garcia's 11 first half points (three 3s and 2 free throws), Sewanee held a 22-point margin (63-41) at intermission. The Tigers shot 56.8% (21 of 37) in the first 20 minutes, while Rust shot 41.0% (16-39).
Sewanee (3-1) held a 27-point lead (93-66) at 9:16, before the visiting Bearcats (2-3) made a run to cut it to four —100-96 — at 2:01.
First, Rust outscored Sewanee 22-3 to trail 96-88 at 4:38 as Lamont Keaton had seven points and Ramon Myers had six.
Rust then outscored the Tigers, 11-5, as Toy's three consecutive 3s in a 68 second span made the deficit again at four, 103-99 at 1:26, but that was as close as the Bearcats would get.
Big First Half ... Big Second Half — Sewanee scored 63 points ... Rust scored 61 points in the second half ...
In the first half, Sewanee shot 56.8% from the field (21-37, including 12 of 23 (52.2%) from beyond the 3-point line) ... In the second half, Rust shot 55.8% from the field (24 of 43, including 5 of 15 in 3s) ...
For the game, Sewanee shot 53.3% from the field (32 of 60) ... Rust shot (48.8% (40 of 82) ...
Hot Hand - Sewanee's Joey Garcia has scored in double figures in eight straight games — the first four games of this season and the final four of last season ... That's 145 points and 18.1 ppg ...
Rebounds: Sewanee led, 47-43 ... Top Tiger was C.J. Stedelin with 9 ... Rust's Darnell Toy had 10 ...
Assists: Sewanee led, 26-20 ... Top Tiger was Casey Berry (5) ... Rust was led by Andre Lockhart and Ramon Myers with four each ...
Eddy Out: Junior guard Chris Eddy is out indefinitely with a pulled hamstring in his left leg ... He has not played in the first four games.
Next Game: Tues. Nov. 29 - Sewanee at Emory in Atlanta ...
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