ANN ARBOR — On a night where he pondered whether it will be the final home game of his Michigan career, the Wolverines will be without forward Charles Matthews against Nebraska as he recovers from an ankle injury he suffered against Michigan State.

The basketball program tweeted out the news shortly before tipoff.

GAME ALERT: ???? will be without Charles Matthews tonight against Nebraska due to a right ankle injury. #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/PJBodJ6kvf — Michigan Men's Basketball (@umichbball) February 28, 2019

U-M head coach John Beilein and Matthews were both non-committal to the media on Wednesday when discussing whether he will be available to play.

“It affected him a lot,” Beilein told reporters. “He was never comfortable the whole time he was out there. So we did a little bit of work yesterday, he’s going to try to do more today, and we'll see what happens tomorrow. We won't know until probably after shootaround.”

Matthews added:

“It was huge,” Matthews said of the impact of the injury. “That was probably one of the most painful things I’ve done all season, there was a lot of pain in my foot. But when you’re in the game and have the adrenaline running, you just try to put it behind you and suck it up for the team.”

Matthews will also not be suiting up on a night where he will be honored as the lone senior on the roster during Senior Night.

The Wolverines and Huskers are scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m. EST on ESPN.