Are You 'The Bird' or 'The Hand' in Your Relationship?

Whenever a friend has trouble in their relationship, I always ask the same question.

?Are you the bird ? or are you the hand??

Some friends think the question suggests that one of them in the relationship loves the other more. That?s not true. Their love is equal. It?s just expressed totally differently, the way the word for love isn?t pronounced the same by a German as a Korean. But it?s definitely the same feeling.

The idea is childishly simple. Which is why I know it?s true. Albert Einstein said if you can explain a complex idea in simple terms, it means you understand it. I?ve thought a lot about it and this analogy works for all love relationships.

?The bird and the hand? is pretty much the E=mc2 of love.

In relationships, there are two roles: the lover and the beloved. You?ve seen this dynamic at play in your relationships, as well as your friends and family. It?s a variation on ?opposites attract.? And it?s as natural as magnetism.

You may not believe me. So let?s use some celebrities we all know and test this ?bird and the hand? dynamic.

Ozzie and Sharon Osbourne have been together for ages and clearly they love each other. Ozzie is the bird and Sharon is the hand. Ozzie needs to be free to fly, to go off and be as weird as he is. And Sharon needs to nurture Ozzie. She understands his nature and knows he will always return to her. If Sharon tried to keep him tightly to her, Ozzie would fly away for good.?And if Sharon thought Ozzie wasn?t going to return, she?d find a new bird to love. She knows Ozzie will come back, so she leaves her hand open. Ozzie?s certain Sharon cares for him and won?t smother him with her love, so he happily returns.

This dynamic requires trust and confidence. This is where most folks run into trouble. A lack of trust and confidence dooms relationships more often than the word ?Facebook? shows up in divorce filings. Birds need to be confident the hand will hold them, yet will also let them go. And the hand must trust the bird loves them, even when it flies away.

Think of Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake. Jessica?s a total hand. She wants to hold Justin, who?s about as flighty as they come. She?s learned to trust him and keep her hand open. He?s confident she?ll be warm when he returns, yet will let him go again. They finally got married when she understood a caged bird doesn?t sing as prettily.

Let?s be clear, it?s not always a woman who?s the nurturer. Sometimes, it?s the dude.

Jay-Z is a hand and Beyonce is the bird.

The same for Brangelina. Brad Pitt is a total hand. Angelina Jolie is his beloved bird.

Angelina wants what she wants and he goes along with it. Brad?s happy to have her in his life. He was content to build ?green? houses in New Orleans, while she flew around the world on U.N. missions. It works for them.

Read more: Zaron Burnett III, ThoughtCatalog

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Nokia Lumia 520 announced, ready to bring WP8 and dual-core to emerging markets for $180

At Mobile World Congress, Nokia has announced the Lumia 520, its latest piece of ammunition in the company's campaign to conquer emerging markets and first-time smartphone buyers. The inexpensive smartphone actually packs a pretty powerful punch for its price point, offering the same dual-core 1GHz Snapdragon CPU found in the Lumia 720 also announced today. It also features 512MB RAM, a 4-inch WVGA (800 x 480) IPS LCD display and 1,430mAh battery. As we've come to expect on Lumia devices, it comes included with Nokia services like the full suite of Here Maps, Nokia Music and several lenses such as Cinemagraph and panorama. The 520 will come in five color options: cyan, yellow, red, black and white. Snap-on covers will also be available for anyone interested in swapping hues day-to-day. The $183 phone begins its quest for dominance in China later this quarter, and shortly afterward it will make its way to Europe, the rest of Asia and T-Mobile in the US. Head below for a full listing of specs.

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Singapore players go door-to-door to bring in crowds

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Fed up of playing in front of sparse crowds in Singapore's poorly attended S.League, players from Balestier Khalsa are going door-to-door to try to drum up their fan base.

"The more often the players go knocking on doors, the higher the chances of them becoming familiar with residents," Balestier chairman S Thavaneson told Monday's Today newspaper.

"Who knows, they may become curious and decide to watch a game or two."

While Singaporeans are huge football fans, they are far more interested in watching English Premier League giants Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal on television rather than going to see local teams like Balestier, Woodlands Wellington and Tanjong Pagar United.

Average attendances in the 12-team S.League fell to 932 last year and organisers are heavily promoting a 'Support our S.League' campaign to address the concerns.

Thavaneson was hopeful the door-to-door campaign could help Balestier sell out their small stadium in central Singapore throughout the 2013 season, which began on Wednesday.

"There are 100,000 residents in Toa Payoh, if we can bring in just 3 percent of them to our stadium, we will have a full house each time," Thavaneson said.

(Reporting by Patrick Johnston; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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Pope's last blessing from window draws crowd

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Pope Benedict XVI's leads the Angelus prayer from the window of his apartments on Sunday in the Vatican. The pontiff celebrates his last Angelus prayer at the end of a week-long spiritual retreat, ahead of his resignation on Thursday.

By Frances D'Emilio, The Associated Press

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI gave his pontificate's final Sunday blessing from his studio window to the cheers of tens of thousands of people packing St. Peter's Square, but sought to reassure the faithful that he wasn't abandoning the church by retiring to spend his final years in prayer.

The 85-year-old Benedict is stepping down on Thursday evening, the first pope to do so in 600 years, after saying he no longer has the mental or physical strength to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.?

But while he has lately looked tired and frail, the crowd filling the cobblestone square seemed to energize him, and he spoke in a clear, strong voice, repeatedly thanking the faithful for their closeness and affection as they interrupted him, again and again, with applause and cheers. Police estimated some 100,000 people turned out.?

Benedict told the crowd that God is calling him to dedicate himself "even more to prayer and meditation," which he will do in a secluded monastery being renovated for him on the grounds behind Vatican City's ancient walls.?

"But this doesn't mean abandoning the church," he said, as many in the crowd looked sad at his departure from regular view. "On the contrary, if God asks me, this is because I can continue to serve it (the church) with the same dedication and the same love which I have tried to do so until now, but in a way more suitable to my age and to my strength."?

Scandals are still on the minds of Catholics as Benedict's time as pope grows short. NBC's Ann Thompson reports.

The phrase "tried to" was the pope's adlibbed addition to his prepared text.?

Benedict has one more public appearance, a Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square.?

Benedict smiled at the crowd after an aide parted the white curtain at his window, telling the people, "thank you for your affection."?

Heavy rain had been forecast for Rome, and some drizzle dampened the square earlier in the morning. But when Benedict appeared, to the peal of church bells as the clock struck noon, blue sky crept through the clouds.?

"We thank God for the sun he has given us," the pope said, sounding cheerful.?

As cheers continued in the crowd, the pontiff simply turned away from the window and stepped back down into apartment, which he will leave on Thursday, taking a helicopter to the Vatican summer residence in the hills outside Rome while he waits for the monastery to be ready.?

A child in the crowd held up a sign on a yellow placard, written in Italian, "You are not alone, I'm with you." Other admirers held homemade signs, saying "Grazie."?

No date has yet been set for the start of the conclave of cardinals, who will vote in secret to elect Benedict's successor.?

One Italian in the crowd seemed to be doing a little campaigning, hoisting a sign which mentioned the name of two Italian cardinals considered by observers to be potential contenders in the selection of the next pontiff.?

Flags in the crowd represented many nations, with a large number from Brazil.?

The cardinals in the conclave will have to decide whether it's time to look outside of Europe for a pope.

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First female South Korean president takes office

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By FOSTER KLUG and HYUNG-JIN KIM??By FOSTER KLUG and HYUNG-JIN KIM

In this Feb. 22, 2013 photo, South Korean President-elect Park Geun-hye, left, listens to Deputy commander, Republic of Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command Gen. Kwon Oh-sung during her visit at the Combined Forces Command in Seoul, South Korea. Even before she takes office Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, as South Korea's first female president, Park's campaign vow to soften Seoul's current hard-line approach to rival North Korea is being tested by Pyongyang's recent underground nuclear detonation. Pyongyang, Washington, Beijing and Tokyo are all watching to see if Park, the daughter of a staunchly anti-communist dictator, pursues an ambitious engagement policy meant to ease five years of animosity on the divided peninsula or if she sticks with the tough stance of her fellow conservative predecessor, Lee Myung-bak. (AP Photo/Yonhap) KOREA OUT

In this Feb. 22, 2013 photo, South Korean President-elect Park Geun-hye, left, listens to Deputy commander, Republic of Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command Gen. Kwon Oh-sung during her visit at the Combined Forces Command in Seoul, South Korea. Even before she takes office Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, as South Korea's first female president, Park's campaign vow to soften Seoul's current hard-line approach to rival North Korea is being tested by Pyongyang's recent underground nuclear detonation. Pyongyang, Washington, Beijing and Tokyo are all watching to see if Park, the daughter of a staunchly anti-communist dictator, pursues an ambitious engagement policy meant to ease five years of animosity on the divided peninsula or if she sticks with the tough stance of her fellow conservative predecessor, Lee Myung-bak. (AP Photo/Yonhap) KOREA OUT

FILE - In this Feb. 12 2013 file photo, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, right, talks with President-elect Park Geun-hye during their meeting about North Korea's nuclear test at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea. Even before she takes office Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, as South Korea's first female president, Park's campaign vow to soften Seoul's current hard-line approach to rival North Korea is being tested by Pyongyang's recent underground nuclear detonation. Pyongyang, Washington, Beijing and Tokyo are all watching to see if Park, the daughter of a staunchly anti-communist dictator, pursues an ambitious engagement policy meant to ease five years of animosity on the divided peninsula or if she sticks with the tough stance of her fellow conservative predecessor, Lee Myung-bak. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Do Kwang-hwan) KOREA OUT

South Korea's outgoing President Lee Myung-bak, left, and his wife Kim Yoon-ok, right, make heart shape with arms before leaving the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. Park Geun-hye will take office Monday, Feb. 25 as South Korea's first female president. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Do Kwang-hwan) KOREA OUT

South Korean honor guards hold flags during a rehearsal of the 18th presidential inauguration ceremony inside the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. South Korean President-elect Park Geun-hye's inauguration will be held on Feb. 25. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A South Korean soldier, wearing a traditional uniform, walks through a sea of chairs arranged at the National Assembly during a rehearsal on the eve of President-elect Park Geun-hye's inauguration in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ? Park Geun-hye has become South Korea's first female president and returned to the presidential mansion where she grew up with her dictator father.

As president, Park will face stark divisions both in South Korean society and with rival North Korea, which detonated an underground nuclear device about two weeks ago. South Koreans worry about a growing gap between rich and poor, and there's pressure for her to live up to her campaign suggestion that she can return the country to the strong economic growth her strong-man father oversaw.

Park technically took over as the clock struck midnight. Her swearing-in ceremony Monday was to be attended by tens of thousands, including international dignitaries.

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Pistorius' brother facing culpable homicide charge

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Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius' father Henke Pistorius, right, with his son Carl watch as Oscar Pistorius walks in during his bail hearing at the magistrate court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius' father Henke Pistorius, right, with his son Carl watch as Oscar Pistorius walks in during his bail hearing at the magistrate court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Olympian Oscar Pistorius, foreground, stands following his bail hearing, as his brother Carl, left, and father Henke, second from left, look on in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Pistorius fired into the door of a small bathroom where his girlfriend was cowering after a shouting match on Valentine's Day, hitting her three times, a South African prosecutor said Tuesday as he charged the sports icon with premeditated murder. The magistrate ruled that Pistorius faces the harshest bail requirements available in South African law. (AP Photo)

Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius's brother Carl Pistorius looks on after his bail application appearance at the magistrate court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. Pistorius was formally charged at Pretoria Magistrate?s Court with one count of murder after his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, a model and budding reality TV show participant, was shot multiple times and killed at Pistorius' upmarket home in the predawn hours of Thursday. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

FILE - This Nov. 4, 2012 file photo shows Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp at an awards ceremony in Johannesburg, South Africa. Far from the courtroom drama that has gripped South Africa, the family of Pistorius' slain girlfriend, Steenkamp, has struggled with its own private deluge of grief, frustration and bewilderment. The victim's relatives also harbor misgivings about efforts by the Olympian's family to reach out to them with condolences. Pistorius, meanwhile, spent Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013 at his uncle's home in an affluent suburb of Pretoria, the South African capital, after a judge released him on bail. (AP Photo/City Press, Lucky Nxumalo) SOUTH AFRICA OUT

JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? The family lawyer of Oscar Pistorius says the brother of the Olympic paraplegic athlete is facing culpable homicide charge in a 2010 road death.

Laywer Kenny Oldwage would not confirm details of the case Carl Pistorius is facing, but Sunday's development is compounding the problems for the family after Oscar was charged with premeditated murder in the Feb. 14 shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Local media reported that Carl Pistorius was allegedly involved in a crash with a woman motorcyclist and that he was to face trial last Thursday, as his brother Oscar was facing a bail hearing.

Oscar Pistorius was released on bail Friday and his brother Carl was seen driving into the affluent villa of their uncle Arnold early Sunday, where Oscar is staying while on bail.

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Wake Forest whips No. 2 Miami

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) ? C.J. Harris scored 23 points and Wake Forest beat No. 2 Miami 80-65 on Saturday to snap the Hurricanes? 14-game winning streak.

Codi Miler-McIntyre added 15 points while Harris was 5 for 5 from 3-point range to lead the Demon Deacons (12-14, 5-9 Atlantic Coast Conference).

They shot 54 percent, led by double figures for the entire second half and reeled off 12 straight points to pull away for their biggest victory under third-year coach Jeff Bzdelik.

Durand Scott had all 17 of his points in the second half for the Hurricanes (22-4, 13-1), the last of the schools in the six BCS conferences to get its first league loss.

Shane Larkin added 13 points, Trey McKinney Jones had 11 and Kenny Kadji finished with 10, but Miami was outrebounded 36-35 by the younger, smaller Demon Deacons.

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No. 3 GONZAGA 81, SAN DIEGO 50

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) ? Kevin Pangos scored 18 points for Gonzaga, which is in position to rise to second in the AP poll after No. 2 Miami was upset by Wake Forest.

Kelly Olynyk added 14 points and nine rebounds for Gonzaga (27-2, 14-0 West Coast Conference), which clinched at least a tie for the WCC regular-season title it yielded to Saint Mary?s last year. It marks the 12th league title in 13 seasons for the Zags, who have set a team record for regular-season wins.

Chris Manresa scored 19 points to lead San Diego (13-16, 6-8), which has lost four straight.

The Bulldogs have won 10 straight games since a last-second defeat at Butler. Their only other loss was to Illinois, and they have the best winning percentage in Division I.

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No. 5 FLORIDA 71, ARKANSAS 54

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) ? Mike Rosario scored 15 points and Patric Young added 14 as Florida rebounded from one of its two Southeastern Conference losses.

Kenny Boynton and Erik Murphy both had 12 points for the first-place Gators (22-4, 12-2 SEC).

The Gators played their worst game of the season in falling behind early and losing 80-69 to Arkansas (17-10, 8-6) in Fayetteville, but never trailed in this one. Boynton made a 3-pointer to open the game, Rosario scored on a fast break and Young followed up a miss by Boynton with a rim-shaking dunk for a 7-0 lead.

The Gators pulled away for good with an 11-1 spurt to begin the second half.

Coty Clarke made all eight of his field goal attempts and led the Razorbacks with 18 points, while Anthlon Bell finished with 14.

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No. 11 GEORGETOWN 57, No. 8 SYRACUSE 46

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) ? Otto Porter scored a career-high 33 points and Georgetown put an emphatic stamp on the impending end of an era before an imposing Orange crowd.

Thirty-three years after the Hoyas halted Syracuse?s 57-game home winning streak at Manley Field House, Porter added his name to the pantheon of stars who made this rivalry scintillating over the years.

His incredible play stopped the Orange?s 38-game winning streak in the Carrier Dome, the longest in Division I, and it came in front of a disappointed record crowd of 35,012, the largest ever to see a college basketball game on campus. It was the fewest points scored by Syracuse in the Carrier Dome.

It was the final game between Georgetown (21-4, 11-3 Big East) and Syracuse (22-5, 10-4) in the Carrier Dome as members of the conference ? the Orange are leaving the Big East in July to join the Atlantic Coast Conference.

C.J. Fair had 13 points and seven rebounds for Syracuse, which was 4 of 20 on 3-pointers.

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No. 9 KANSAS 74, TCU 48
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) ? Jeff Withey scored 18 points and Ben McLemore added 14 as Kansas avenged a stunning loss to the lowly Horned Frogs just over two weeks ago.

Perry Ellis and Travis Releford added 12 points each for the Jayhawks (23-4, 11-3 Big 12), who began the day tied with Kansas State for first place in the conference.

Kansas has won three straight since a rare three-game losing streak, one that included an embarrassing 62-55 loss to the Horned Frogs (10-17, 1-13) on Feb. 6. TCU still has not managed to beat another Big 12 team during its first season in the conference.

The eight-time defending Big 12 champions built a 38-9 lead by halftime and coasted the final 20 minutes to give coach Bill Self his 499th win.

The nine points scored by TCU were the fewest in any half in the last 15 years of Big 12 games, and the fewest allowed in a half by Kansas since Cornell scored nine on Jan. 2, 1996.

Devonta Abron had 18 points to lead the Horned Frogs, who have lost five straight by an average of nearly 22 since their victory over the Jayhawks.

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No. 10 LOUISVILLE 79, SETON HALL 61

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ? Gorgui Dieng scored a career-high 23 points for Louisville. The 6-foot-10 center showed confidence in his jumper and the result was 10 of 11 shooting from the field. The junior also grabbed eight rebounds and blocked two shots.

Russ Smith added 19 points and Luke Hancock made three 3-pointers and finished with 13 points as the Cardinals (22-5, 10-4 Big East) won their third straight.

The Cardinals forced 21 turnovers, including 12 steals, and shooting 26 of 57 (45.6 percent).

Aaron Cosby scored 17 points for lead Seton Hall (13-15, 2-13), which dropped its ninth straight. Eugene Teague added 16 points, Brian Oliver 12 and Fuquan Edwin 11 for the Pirates, who shot 23 of 52 (44 percent).

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No. 12 ARIZONA 73, WASHINGTON STATE 56

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) ? Kevin Parrom matched his career best with five 3 pointers ? in six tries ? scoring a season-high 19 points for Arizona.

Parrom, a 26 percent shooter from 3-point range in conference play before Saturday, opened the game with two 3s and the Wildcats (23-4, 11-4 Pac-12) led all the way. Arizona was up by as many as 21 points early in the second half before the Cougars cut it to 11 late.

Mark Lyons added 14 points and freshman Kaleb Tarczewski had a career-best 12 for the Wildcats.

Brock Motum scored 20 points but missed six free throws for the last-place Cougars (11-17, 2-13), who lost their eighth straight.

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No. 13 KANSAS STATE 81, TEXAS 69

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ? Rodney McGruder scored 20 points and Kansas State stayed in the race for its first regular season conference championship since 1977.

Four players scored in double figures for the Wildcats (22-5, 11-3 Big 12), who share first place in the conference with No. 9 Kansas. Kansas State made nine 3-pointers, shooting 50 percent from long range against a Texas defense ranked first in the country in defending the perimeter.

Myck Kabongo had 24 points, the most he?s scored in four games since returning from a 23-game NCAA suspension. Texas (12-15, 4-10) is 2-2 since his return, languishing near the bottom of the Big 12 in the Longhorns? worst season in 15 years under coach Rick Barnes.

Kansas State was 20 of 22 on free throws, including 8 of 8 by Angel Rodriguez, who finished with 16 points and six assists.

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No. 14 OKLAHOMA STATE 73, WEST VIRGINIA 57

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) ? Le?Bryan Nash and Markel Brown scored 16 points apiece to lead five Oklahoma State players in double figures.

Marcus Smart added 14 points, Brian Williams scored 13 and Michael Cobbins had 10 for Oklahoma State (20-6, 10-4), which shook off a double-overtime loss to No. 9 Kansas on Wednesday.

Oklahoma State overcame an early six-point deficit and never trailed after halftime, using its defense to stifle any comeback attempt by the Mountaineers (13-14, 6-8).

Aaric Murray led West Virginia with 11 points.

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No. 16 NEW MEXICO 91, No. 22 COLORADO STATE 82

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) ? Kendall Williams made a Mountain West Conference-record 10 3-pointers on his way to a career-high 46 points and New Mexico ended Colorado State?s 27-game home-court winning streak.

Alex Kirk added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Lobos (23-4, 10-2 MWC), increased their lead in the conference race to two games over the Rams (21-5, 8-4).

Colton Iverson had 26 points and 15 boards for the Rams, who led 70-64 at the 6-minute mark. Williams, who had been on the bench with four fouls, returned and hit three 3s during a 14-2 run that gave New Mexico a 78-72 lead.

His 10 3-pointers broke the conference mark of nine set by several players, most recently UNLV?s Chace Stanback against Central Arkansas on Dec. 28, 2011.

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VILLANOVA 60, No. 17 MARQUETTE 56

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) ? Darrun Hilliard scored 22 points and Ryan Arcidiacono and JayVaughn Pinkston both scored 11 to lead Villanova.

The Wildcats (18-10, 9-6 Big East) beat their third Top 25 conference team this season. They also beat Louisville and Syracuse to help bolster their bid to earn an NCAA tournament bid. The Wildcats are coming off a 19-loss season and missed the tournament for the first time since 2004.

Hilliard scored 14 of his 22 points in the second half to spark the Wildcats.

Junior Cadougan led Marquette (19-7, 10-4) with 12 points. He was the only player in double figures.

The Wildcats shot 57 percent in the second half to help them pull away.

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No. 21 MEMPHIS 89, SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 73

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) ? Chris Crawford and Shaq Goodwin scored 19 points each and Memphis claimed its second straight Conference USA regular season title.

Five Tigers finished in double figures as Memphis (24-3, 13-0 C-USA) won its 18th straight. D.J. Stephens scored 16 points, and, like Goodwin, was 6 of 7 from the field, while Joe Jackson had 15 points. Adonis Thomas scored 12 for Memphis, which shot 50 percent for the game, including 46 percent from outside the arc.

Dwayne Davis, who carried Southern Mississippi (21-7, 10-3) in the first half, finished with 28 points.

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No. 23 OREGON 77, STANFORD 66

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) ? Johnathan Loyd had season highs of 15 points and nine assists to lead Oregon.

Carlos Emory had 19 points and Arsalan Kazemi scored 15 points for the Ducks (22-6, 11-4 Pac-12), who gave coach Dana Altman his 600th career win and kept themselves tied with Arizona atop the league standings.

Loyd, making his ninth start in place of injured point guard Dominic Artis, was 6 of 8 from the field, had a career in assists.

Dwight Powell led the Cardinal (16-12, 7-8) with 16 points and Josh Huestis had 12 points and 13 rebounds.

Oregon led 30-26 at halftime but outscored the Cardinal 11-4 early in the second half to go up 46-34 with 13:50 to play. Stanford never got closer than 10 points the rest of the way.

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No. 24 VCU 75, XAVIER 71
CINCINNATI (AP) ? Troy Daniels scored 19 points, and VCU intensified its full-court defense and overcome a 17-point in the second half.

VCU (22-6, 10-3 Atlantic 10) forced 22 turnovers ? 12 in the second half during the big comeback. Daniels set a school record for 3-pointers in a season while leading the comeback.

Rob Brandenberg added 18 points and scored the Rams? final six, including two free throws with 10.8 seconds left that clinched it.

The Musketeers (15-11, 8-5) played the final 13:35 without point guard Dee Davis, who was hit in the forehead and cut above his right eye. He left for treatment with Xavier up by five points and never returned.

Davis and Brad Redford finished with 15 points apiece for Xavier, which dropped to 52-2 in A-10 home games since 2007.

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