Kellen Brand and Donald Sims scored 16 points apiece, and Josh Hunter finished with a double-double, leading Appalachian State to a 75-69 win over North Carolina-Greensboro on Monday night.
Hunter scored 10 points and grabbed 11 boards for the Mountaineers (14-10, 8-4 Southern Conference), who have won back to back games and completed a sweep of the Spartans. Appalachian State also beat UNC-Greensboro 72-64 on Jan. 16.
Brand and Sims each went a perfect 6-for-6 from the foul line for the Mountaineers, who finished 22-for-26 from the charity stripe (84.6 percent). The Spartans ended up 18-for-24 (75 percent).
In a close game throughout, the Spartans took a 60-58 lead on Kyle Randall's jumper with just under 7 minutes to go. But Hunter's layup sparked a 7-0 Mountaineers run, and they never trailed again.
Randall scored 18 points to lead the Spartans (5-19, 4-9).
