The final two games of the regular season do matter. Even for an 11-win team. While playing on Wednesday of the Big Ten tournament might not be a terrible thing from a purely basketball standpoint (avoid the top two seeds), it comes with it a negative perception. Illinois might want to avoid that. So there's a little extra emphasis on Thursday's final home game with Indiana and the regular season finale Sunday at Penn State. Beat writer Scott Richey will answer any and all of your Illini-related questions (otter queries included) in his weekly chat set for 12:30 p.