ROSEBURG – The Roseburg boys basketball team looked to be heading towards another loss in conference play after falling behind Grants Pass by 10 in the first half, but a second half rally propelled the Indians to a thrilling 49-46 victory on Tuesday night at Roseburg High.

Grants Pass got out to a quick start, pulling ahead 9-2 early in the first quarter. The Cavemen went on to take a 23-13 lead only a couple of minutes into the second period, forcing the Indians into a time out.

Out of the break, the Tribe went on to finish the half on a 13-7 run to pull back to within four at halftime. Senior Jon Crince provided eight of his 13 points during the streak.

Roseburg (11-7; 2-4 SWC) clamped down on the defensive side in the second half and started on a 7-3 run to tie the game at 33 with 6:22 left to play in the third. Less than a minute later, the Indians took their first lead of the game on a free throw by Collin Warmouth.

The Cavemen briefly retook the lead, but a put-back by Jonathan Stone gave the Indians a 37-36 edge and they never trailed again.

Even though the Cavemen couldn’t regain the lead, they didn’t cede the game to Roseburg. Grants Pass (11-8; 4-3 SWC) fought back to tie the game at 40 with 6:25 left to go. Roseburg responded with a 7-0 and built an advantage G.P. couldn’t overcome.

Grants Pass junior Taylor Anderson forced up a three-point shot at the buzzer, but he was off the mark and Roseburg earned its second conference win.

Warmouth finished with a game-high 16 points to lead the Indians and Crince set a new season high with his 13.

Randy Clark scored 13 to lead Grants Pass and Tyler Rund added 12.

Up next, the Indians will visit the Sheldon Irish to begin the second half of the Southwest Conference season. Roseburg and Sheldon tipoff at 6:45 p.m. on Friday night.

GRANTS PASS 14; 16; 8; 8 – 46
ROSEBURG 10; 16; 14; 9 – 49

GRANTS PASS (46) – Randy Clark 13, Rund 12, Lopez 8, Anderson 6, Phillips 4, Rich 3, Rucker, Johnson, Lackey.

ROSEBURG (49) – Collin Warmouth 16, Crince 13, Stone 8, Johnson 7, Lake 5, Seely, Medak, Ellis.