LIVE BLOG: Follow Along as Purdue Plays McNeese in 2nd Round of NCAA Tournament

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A trip to the Sweet 16 is at stake at Amica Mutual Pavilion on Saturday afternoon, as No. 4 seed Purdue plays No. 12 seed McNeese in the second round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

Purdue defeated No. 13 seed High Point 75-63 in the opening round, while McNeese upset No. 5 seed Clemson 69-67 to advance. Both teams would love to keep their seasons rolling for at least another week.

Follow along as the Boilermakers and Cowboys go head-to-head in second round action on Saturday.

*All times will be ET.

2:21 PM — FINAL: Purdue 76, McNeese 62. Trey Kaufman-Renn ends the game with 22 points and 15 rebounds. Three other Boilers reached double figures, with Fletcher Loyer scoring 15, CJ Cox dropping 11 and Braden Smith getting 10. Purdue is headed to the Sweet 16.

2:17 PM — The foul against McNeese was upgraded to a Flagrant 1. Trey Kaufman-Renn gets two free throws and knocks them both down. Purdue's lead is back up to 20 points.

2:14 PM — Purdue leads 74-56 with 2:05 remaining in the game. Officials are reviewing a foul call against McNeese. Trey Kaufman-Renn has been sensational today, scoring 20 points and collecting 15 rebounds. Fletcher Loyer has 15 points and CJ Cox has scored 11.

2:06 PM — This has turned into a runaway for Purdue. The Boilermakers lead McNeese 73-47 with 4:30 to play. They're putting the finishing touches on this second-round victory, essentially.

1:52 PM — Trey Kaufman-Renn gets an and-1 to push Purdue's lead back up to 20 points. Although McNeese went on a 9-0 run, the Boilers responded nicely.

1:46 PM — McNeese has cut into Purdue's lead and has a little momentum now. The Boilermakers still lead 53-37 at the second media timeout of the second half, but McNeese's Brandon Murray gets a basket and was fouled. Three Boilers are currently in double figures, led by Trey Kaufman-Renn, who has a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Fletcher Loyer has 11 points and Braden Smith has 10.

1:44 PM — Purdue leads 53-32 and McNeese is beginning to up the defensive intensity. The Cowboys have started to put on a full-court press and are trying to create turnovers.

1:34 PM — Will Wade gets hit with a technical foul after McNeese was whistled for a foul. The Cowboys bench was irate over that call and has been upset with officiating for most of the day. Purdue leads 48-28. Christian Shumate was also hit with a technical foul.

1:25 PM — Quadir Copeland gets an and-1 to start the second half for McNeese but misses the free throw. Then, Fletcher Loyer knocks down his second triple of the game to put Purdue ahead 19 points.

1:05 PM — McNeese was successful on just 8-of-26 shots from the floor. Purdue also dominated the rebounding battle, winning 22-12. Both teams had 6 turnovers. The Boilers shot 46.4% from the floor in that half.

1:04 PM — HALF: Purdue 38, McNeese 20. The Boilers get a stop to close out the half. Braden Smith has a team-high 10 points for the Boilermakers and Trey Kaufman-Renn is up to 8 points and 8 rebounds. Seven different Boilers scored in that half.

12:53 PM — Braden Smith makes a fabulous hustle play on the defensive end to keep the basketball alive when it was rolling out of bounds. Myles Colvin gets the ball into transition and draws a foul. Purdue continues to dominate this game, ahead 34-14 at the last media timeout of the first half. There's 3:55 to play. Smith leads the way for Purdue with 10 points. Trey Kaufman-Renn has 6 points and 6 rebounds.

12:45 PM — CJ Cox creates his own shot and buries a tough three-pointer to give Purdue a 30-14 advantage. On the other end, the Boilermakers get a stop but Trey Kaufman-Renn gets hit in the face while fighting for the basketball. He was on the floor for a few moments, but appears to be just fine.

12:38 PM — The score remains 27-11 in favor of the Boilermakers. McNeese is a paltry 4-of-15 from the floor and 2-of-8 from 3-point range. Purdue's defense has really handled the Cowboys well so far. There's 7:46 remaining in the first half and we've reached the under-8 media timeout.

12:32 PM — McNeese calls a timeout as Purdue takes a 27-11 lead with 9:35 to play in the first half. The Cowboys have not made a field goal in over 3 minutes. Braden Smith is beginning to take this game over, already up to 8 points for the contest.

12:25 PM — A 3-second call on Purdue's Will Berg takes us to the second media timeout of the first half. The Boilers lead 20-10 with 12:00 to play. Seven different Boilers have scored, led by Trey Kaufman-Renn, who has four points. McNeese is shooting just 4-of-11 to start this game.

12:22 PM — All seven Purdue players have now scored. Both Myles Colvin and Camden Heide hit a pair of three-pointers. The Boilermakers are up 20-10, but have led by as many as 12 points early in this one.

12:17 PM — At the first media timeout, Purdue has a 14-6 advantage on McNeese. Everyone in Purdue's starting lineup has scored. The Boilers have six made shots on five assists.

12:15 PM — Purdue's offense has gotten off to a hot start, making its first five shots of the game. Then, Braden Smith takes a charge against McNeese's Javohn Garcia. It's been a really good start for the Boilermakers, who lead 12-6 less than four minutes into the game.

12:11 PM — Trey Kaufman-Renn opens the game with a dunk and Purdue gets the first points of the game to take an early 2-0 lead vs. McNeese.

12:06 PM — Team introductions begin as we close in on tipoff time.

11:17 AM — The starting lineups for both teams have been released ahead of today's game. McNeese: DJ Richards Jr. (Jr.), Joe Charles (Sr.), Javohn Garcia (Sr.), Quadir Copeland (Jr.), Christian Shumate (Sr.). Purdue: CJ Cox (Fr.), Caleb Furst (Sr.), Fletcher Loyer (Jr.), Braden Smith (Jr.), Trey Kaufman-Renn (Jr.).

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