PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Trey Kaufman-Renn recorded 22 points and 15 rebounds to help Purdue punch its sixth Sweet 16 ticket in the last eight NCAA Tournaments with a 76-62 win over McNeese in second-round Midwest Region action on Saturday.The fourth-seeded Boilermakers (24-11) never looked back after starting 5-of-5 and 11-of-15 from the field en route to a 45.1 percent shooting performance, including 11 of 26 from distance.Fletcher Loyer (15 points, five assists), Massachusetts native C.J. Cox (11 points) and Braden Smith (10 points) also scored in double digits for Purdue, which sank double-digit threes twice during its 2024 national title game run.The 15 rebounds were a career-high for Kaufman-Renn, a unanimous All-Big Ten selection.Sincere Parker had 17 points and Javohn Garcia had 12 on four 3-pointers for 12th-seeded McNeese (28-7), which entered Saturday on a 12-game win streak.Purdue made its first five baskets, withstanding McNeese’s early threes from Quadir Copeland and Garcia in the first 1:58 to build a lead that ballooned to as many as 22 before halftime.After two inside feeds to Kaufman-Renn helped the Boilermakers open an early lead, Cox’s steal and reverse layup and a Myles Colvin trey highlighted a three-minute, 10-0 run that extended it to 17-6.Parker knocked down the first of two jumpers that broke a McNeese scoring drought spanning nearly four minutes, but a response saw Smith score five straight Purdue points, including his second triple of the half, before a Camden Heide fast-break finish upped the lead to 27-11 with 9:36 left.