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San Francisco's Sutton Gets Victory No. 800

The Associated Press

Published: February 4, 2008

Updated: 02/03/2008 11:13 pm

MALIBU, Calif. - Eddie Sutton got a chance to rewrite the end of his coaching career, and he's replaced an ugly incident with a magnificent milestone.

Twenty months after retiring from Oklahoma State after a drunken-driving arrest, Sutton became just the fifth coach to win 800 games late Saturday as San Francisco came back from a 19-point second-half deficit to beat Pepperdine 85-82.

Danny Cavic made a 3-pointer with 14.9 seconds left to give the Dons the lead and give the coach the coveted win in his fourth attempt.

Sutton joins Bob Knight, Dean Smith, Adolph Rupp and Jim Phelan as the only Division I coaches to win 800, and trails only Knight among active coaches.

"I'm pleased that it's happened," said Sutton, wanting to talk more about his young team's rally than his win tally. "I think it's probably meant more to my three sons, because they're the ones that pushed me to come out here when I was asked to come."

The team has lost seven times in the nine games since Sutton took over as coach, but an incredible second-half charge in front of a sparse crowd with no visible TV cameras helped bring some joy to a dismal season.

INDIANA 75, NORTHWESTERN 63: Indiana's continued mastery of Northwestern didn't come easily.

Eric Gordon scored 29 points, D.J. White added 26 points and the 11th-ranked Hoosiers (18-3, 7-1 Big Ten) pulled away in the closing minutes to beat the visiting Wildcats (7-12, 0-8).

It was Indiana's 35th straight win at home against Northwestern since 1968 and it snapped a two-game losing streak for the Hoosiers.

WISCONSIN 63, MINNESOTA 47: Trevon Hughes had 20 points and six steals to lead No. 13 Wisconsin (18-3, 8-1 Big Ten) past host Minnesota (13-7, 3-5).

Marcus Landry and Brian Butch each added 11 points for the Badgers, who controlled the game from start to finish. They led 39-23 at halftime and survived an ugly second half in which the Gophers came no closer than 14 points.

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