CONTENTS

36
NO. 1 BY ONE
In a battle of unbeatens, Miami defeated Florida State
BY AUSTIN MURPHY

42
SUTTER CLUTTER
When Blues met Blackhawks, six Sutters were involved
BY LEIGH MONTVILLE

49
A TURN FOR THE BETTER
By beating Dallas, the Giants kept alive their playoff hopes
BY PAUL ZIMMERMAN

COLLEGE BASKETBALL '91-92

52
BASHBALL
The college game is now one of strength and power
BY PHIL TAYLOR

62
DEVILISHLY DIFFERENT
The Duke center Christian Laettner is an angelic bruiser
BY CURRY KIRKPATRICK

74
FISHER'S CATCH
Michigan's Steve Fisher really reeled in the blue-chippers
BY ALEXANDER WOLFF

78
A MODEL ROLE MODEL
Lisa Leslie of USC can elevate the women's game
BY PHIL TAYLOR

86
SHAQ SNACKS
LSU's Shaquille O'Neal may eat some foes alive
BY FRANZ LIDZ

SCOUTING REPORTS

SWEET 16 94
BY CURRY KIRKPATRICK

CONFERENCES 104
BY PHIL TAYLOR

DIVISION II 110
BY WILLIAM F. REED

DIVISION III 112
BY WILLIAM F. REED

WOMEN 114
BY HANK HERSCH

JUNIOR COLLEGES 119
BY ALEXANDER WOLFF

134
PUT ME IN, COACH
Playing time is the dream of the Division I walk-on
BY AUSTIN MURPHY

DEPARTMENTS

6
LETTERS

29
SCORECARD

120
COLLEGE BASKETBALL

124
PRO FOOTBALL

128
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

150
FOR THE RECORD

152
POINT AFTER

COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY PETER READ MILLER

PHOTO

MANNY MILLAN

The Bounding Bruin: Don MacLean of UCLA outrebounded Indiana's Eric Anderson during the Bruins' 87-72 thumping of the Hoosiers last week in a Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic matchup between two teams that figure to be among the best in the country (page 94).