Illinois' Alan Griffin Ejected After Stepping on Purdue's Sasha Stefanovic

Illinois guard Alan Griffin was given a flagrant-2 foul and ejected from Wednesday's game against Purdue after intentionally stepping on Sasha Stefanovic.

The foul and ejection came in the first half after Stefanovic hit a layup and fell to the floor. 

Griffin was scoreless with one rebound at the time of his ejection. For the season, he's averaging 8.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game while shooting 50.0 percent from the field and 39.4 percent from three. 

It remains to be seen if Griffin will face additional punishment going forward. He's been an important contributor off the bench for the No. 21 Fighting Illini, getting 17.1 minutes per game. He has registered double-digit points in four of Illinois' last seven games, appearing to improve as the season has progressed. 

Illinois currently sits at 13-5 on the year.

Purdue has had more struggles, opening the season just 10-8. Stefanovic has played a major role for the team, averaging 9.6 points and 1.1 steals in 27.4 minutes per game.