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NC State Basketball: 3 keys to victory on the road against Kansas Jayhawks

The NC State Wolfpack will go on the road for their first true test of the season as they face the top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks. Take a look at the three keys to victory.

By Jerran Anderson

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Match the intensity in the frontcourt

The NC State Wolfpack doesn't have the greatest depth in the frontcourt. With that being said, they'll need to match the intensity of the frontcourt with their versatile attack of Brandon Huntley-Hatfield and Ben Middlebrooks if they hope to contend with the Jayhawks' length in the frontcourt.

DoStyles and Hill are averaging double-figures scoring but this one is all about Huntley-Hatfield and Ben Middlebrooks staying out of foul trouble and putting pressure on Hunter Dickinson and K.J. Adams as well as Flory Bidunga on the Kansas side.

While he's shown flashes of it, Huntley-Hatfield has yet to have his "big game" since arriving with the Wolfpack. Saturday's matchup could be his arrival party of sorts. He hasn't been trending in that direction given he's come off the bench the past two games, but maybe things change for him with an insertion into the starting rotation.

His presence will certainly be needed a ton as is the case with Middlebrooks given the Wolfpack's lack of depth in the frontcourt.

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