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Co-trainer Terry OSullivan is hoping a step up in distance and a training session over hurdles will help Patch Adams make his presence felt in his return to city racing.Patch Adams has raced in country Cups in Victoria in his past two starts, finishing third in the Horsham Cup (1800m) before running second in the Donald Cup (1600m).He heads to Moonee Valley on Saturday for the 1PRINT Handicap (2040m) and OSullivan believes Patch Adams is right in the race as long as he runs up to his best.Hes been racing well, OSullivan said.We thought he might have been a little bit stiff at Horsham. He got held up but the winner (Magic Consol) was strong.Then the other day at Donald I thought he had the leader (Wheatsheaf Flyer) all the way but he just couldnt nail it. The other horse just kept kicking but I felt he raced liked he was really looking for 2000 metres.So we thought this Moonee Valley race looked a nice race and were pretty pleased to have drawn barrier four as well.Hopefully hell be one of the chances.OSullivan said leading jumps rider Tom Ryan schooled Patch Adams over hurdles on Wednesday.Were hoping that will sharpen him up a little bit as well, OSullivan said.We do it pretty regularly but I dont think hes schooled before.Patch Adams will be ridden by Linda Meech who is leading the Victorian jockeys premiership with 46 winners already this season.OSullivan has another Cup race on the radar for Patch Adams depending on the four-year-olds performance on Saturday.If we could win on Saturday Id look seriously at the Werribee Cup, he said.The $100,000 Werribee Cup (2000m) is on December 11.Patch Adams has been installed at $8.50 with the Darren Weir-trained High Church and Chris Waller-trained Hipparchus joint favourites at $5.Former Irish horse Little White Cloud, who won his Australian debut at Flemington recently after more than three years between races, is at $5.50. 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Louisvilles height advantage made the difference on both ends as it controlled scoring in the paint 42-20 and rebounding 51-37.Louisvilles fast, effective start toward that end impressed Pitino enough to compare his teams effort to the 2013 NCAA championship squad, which is saying something this early in the season.That was really, really special to see, said Pitino, whose team made 11 of their first 14 shots before finishing at 45 percent (34 of 76) from the field. That was a clinic at the offensive end and a clinic at the defensive end.Johnson helped get the Cardinals going with 10 points and seven rebounds in the first half en route to his second double-double in three games.I just make sure Im more efficient, said Johnson, who made 7 of 11 from the field in 18 minutes.The 49ers (1-3) made just 18 of 61 from the field (30 percent) and couldnt slow the Cardinals in any phase while losing to their second ranked Atlantic Coast Conference foe in three days. Fifth-ranked North Carolina used a quick start to beat Long Beach State 93-67 on Tuesday night.It was similar because we just werent able to withstand that first blow to stay in the game, 49ers coach Dan Monson said. Once we got comfortable, its too late. Games over. You come on these road trips to try to put your kids in adversity to get them better and I dont feel like we handled it any better than we did Tuesday.Mangok Mathiang added 11 points and Ray Spalding had 10 for Louisville. The Cardinals blocked nine shots in winning the first of four games in the Battle 4 Atlantis that continues next week in the Bahamas.ddddddddddddEvan Payne had 15 points and Gabe Levin added 12 for Long Beach State, which fell to 0-3 against the Cardinals.THE BIG PICTURELong Beach State: Just when the 49ers seemed capable of playing Louisville close at 7-6, they missed their next 10 shots and 14 of 16 overall in a drought that dug an insurmountable hole. That comes two nights after they trailed North Carolina 14-0. ... Long Beach State committed 19 turnovers leading to 25 Louisville points.Louisville: Good thing the Cardinals dominated the paint, because their perimeter shooting is still a work in progress. Adel and Donovan Mitchell (eight points) combined to make their first three attempts from behind the arc, but the team didnt make another until David Levitch and Ryan McMahon made both their attempts in the second half. Louisville still finished 7 of 20 from long range after entering the game 13 of 43 through two games. ... McMahon and Quentin Snider each had five assists for the Cardinals, who finished with at least 20 in consecutive games for the first time since 2010-11.POLL IMPLICATIONSBarring any movement by teams ahead of Louisville before Monday, next weeks Battle 4 Atlantis matchups could determine the Cardinals ranking for the following week.TIME MANAGEMENTTipoff was 4 p.m. to allow Louisville fans time to watch this game and the third-ranked football teams nationally televised contest at Houston with an 8 p.m. kickoff. Attendance was 14,337, down from the usual sellouts at the KFC Yum! Center.UP NEXTLong Beach State: The 49ers tough early season schedule continues with a visit to No. 16 UCLA on Sunday.Louisville: Continues play in the Battle 4 Atlantis against Old Dominion on Wednesday in the Bahamas.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '