The No. 4 seed Dutchmen turned in an impressive 55-40 victory over the top seed in Class 2A.
St. Croix Lutheran guard Jason Rupprecht (11) and guard Venkat Valluri (12) knock the ball loose from the hands of Melrose guard Isaac Herkenhoff (10) in the second half. (Aaron Lavinsky, StarTribune)
Livestream at 7 p.m. only on startribune.com: Watch the Royals take on the rival Trojans for the Class 4A, Section 6 championship and trip to the state tournament.