Syracuse has gotten in a ton of foul trouble lately, making the game at Clemson and the game against Wake Forest difficult. Syracuse lost at Clemson, but pulled out a win against Wake Forest. Now another similarly situated ACC team comes into the Carrier Dome. And Syracuse needs to beat them to stay ahead of them.
NC State is a good offensive team. They tend to take care of the ball and get scoring from the perimeter and inside. Syracuse is obviously going to try and force NC State to beat them by shooting. The guy that could get it done for NC State is guard Markell Johnson, who is capable of going off, like opponents have tended to do over the years.