Going into Sunday night’s semifinal matchup between the College of Charleston and Appalachian State, most observers were anticipating a heavyweight bout between Donald Sims and Andrew Goudelock, two of the premier guards in the Southern Conference.

Someone must have forgotten to tell Kellen Brand that Sims and Goudelock were supposed to be the stars of the show.

Brand turned in a brilliant performance, mastering the Cougar defense en route to a career-high 37 points on 14-19 shooting to push Appalachian to a 77-54 win over Charleston.