CHICAGO – Two-thirds of Ohio State’s Big Ten all-conference selections stood at halfcourt of the United Center on Friday afternoon. With his left arm in a sling, honorable mention honoree Zed Key wore scarlet pants and a white Ohio State T-shirt on the one-week anniversary of his season-ending shoulder surgery. With the Buckeyes warming up to face No. 4 seed Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals, he was joined near the newfangled conference basketball logo by third-team all-league forward Brice Sensabaugh. Key’s absence from the lineup had been known long in advance. Sensabaugh’s was the surprise, a slowly escalating development set into motion when he asked to come out of Thursday’s win against No. 5 seed Iowa. “He said, ‘Hey, coach, I need to come out,” Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann said. “I thought he was fatigued. When we took him to the bench, then we found out…
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