BOONE, N.C. - A pair of Donald Sims three-pointers with 11 minutes to play broke open a tight game and propelled Appalachian State University men's basketball to a 66-56 win against visiting Davidson on Thursday night.

Sims scored 19 of his game-high 25 points after the intermission as the Mountaineers out-shot the Wildcats 47.9 percent to 32.8. The reigning Southern Conference Player of the Week honoree sank 9-of-14 field goal attempts, including both shots from downtown and all five free throws. He also led the team with four assists and two steals.

ASU (15-10, 9-4 SoCon) benefitted from Davidson's early shooting woes to gain an early six-point advantage. The 'Cats then found their footing and responded with eight-straight points to end the half with a 30-28 advantage.

Coming out of the break, the teams traded baskets for the first eight minutes and kept the score within three points before the Apps took advantage of four-straight DC misses to build a 47-40 lead. Andre Williamson sank a jumper and Sims sank three-pointers on consecutive possessions to give ASU its largest cushion of the evening to that point.

Davidson (12-12, 7-5) cut the deficit to three points just a minute later, but three-point plays from Sims and Josh Hunter along with five late points from Marcus Wright secured the lead. DC never pulled any closer than five points down the stretch.

The Wildcats launched 32 shots from downtown in the contest, sinking nine, while the Apps shot 6-of-9 from deep.

The Mountaineers grabbed 41 rebounds in the contest, led by Hunter's 10 and another nine from Isaac Butts. Hunter nearly missed his second-straight double-double, with eight points while Butts added four on 2-of-3 shooting.

Williamson added six boards off the bench to accompany four points and a pair of blocks. Four Davidson players hauled in four rebounds each to lead the team.

Sims was joined in double figures by Kellen Brand and Wright, who each scored 10. Davidson also had three players score in double digits, led by Bryant Barr's 15. Jake Cohen and Will Archambault each reached 10 points as well.

The game marked the first time since the 2000-01 season that ASU swept the regular season series. It was also the second time this season the Apps have broken up a four-game Davidson winning streak.

Appalachian hosts Georgia Southern on Saturday at 3 p.m., as the Mountaineers look to push the current winning streak to a season-best four games in a row.