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Throwback: Kuzma and Ingram's Overtime Duel

When Kyle Kuzma held a recent Q&A session with his Twitter followers, one answer brought back memories of a battle between future Lakers forwards.

Asked for the best player he faced in college, Kuzma replied with two letters.

Back on Dec. 19, 2015, Kuzma’s Utah Utes faced off against Brandon Ingram and the seventh-ranked Duke Blue Devils in a wild contest at Madison Square Garden.

Both players cooked, with Kuzma scoring a team-high 21 points while Ingram packaged together 15 points, three steals and three blocks.

They also flashed the skill sets that would soon make them valuable pieces of the Lakers’ young core.