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Illinois' Alan Griffin Suspended 2 Games for Stepping on Purdue Player

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No. 21 Illinois will be without guard Alan Griffin for the next two games after the Big Ten suspended the sophomore for stepping on Purdue's Sasha Stefanovic.

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"That's just absolutely ridiculous, uncalled for and he should be gone." Illinois' Alan Griffin was ejected after stepping on a Purdue player. https://t.co/LzG9GWqkap

The Fighting Illini earned a 79-62 victory over the Boilermakers on Tuesday, but Griffin's action's marred the win. At the time Griffin was immediately handed a flagrant-2 foul and ejected.

"We don't condone that," Illinois coach Brad Underwood later told reporters.