South Umpqua fell behind early and was unable to pull off the upset against the third-ranked team in the state.

North Bend (6-0, 15-1) never trailed in a 55-46 win in Tuesday night's Far West League basketball game on the Bulldogs' home floor.

The Lancers (3-3, 11-8) fell behind 17-8 after one quarter and 32-21 at the break, but were able to get within four points in the second half.

SU sophomore Erik Johnson hit 4 three-pointers and finished with a team-high 18 points; and senior Austin Page had 12.