The Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team will return to the national championship for the first time since 2018 after a rout of the Arizona Wildcats, 91-73, in the Final Four.
Michigan jumped out to a 16-point lead midway through the first half and never had to look back from there. The high-percentage shooting from Aday Mara and Elliott Cadeau’s ability to knock down the long-range shot was more than enough for the Wolverines to get the win.
Wolverines star Yaxel Lendeborg was saddled with two fouls early in the first half and then suffered a tough-looking ankle injury during the period to keep him on the bench. He started the second half and hit two 3-pointers before he called it a night.
He looked as though he was struggling with the pain. He managed to score 11 points, including three 3-pointers in 14 minutes of play. As he struggled, Trey McKenney stepped up big time.
McKenney was hot from long range. He finished with 16 points on 4-of-6 from 3-point range.
Mara led Michigan with 26 points and nine rebounds. Cadeau had 13 points and 10 assists.
Arizona was unable to find its rhythm throughout the night, and the continued missed shots sucked the air out of the building. The Wildcats only shot 37% from the floor.
Wildcats freshman Koa Peat scored 16 points to lead the team. He also had six rebounds.
Brayden Burries and Jaden Bradley each had 13 points. Motiejus Krivas had 11 points.
Michigan lost in the 2018 national championship to Jay Wright’s Villanova squad. Their appearance in the Final Four on Saturday night was their third since 1993. The team last won a national championship in 1989 when Glen Rice and the Wolverines knocked off Seton Hall in overtime.
The Wolverines will take on the UConn Huskies in the national championship game on Monday night. The Huskies defeated the Illinois Fighting Illini to receive the opportunity at the title.
If UConn wins, it will be the Huskies’ third title in four years.
Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student at Columbia University, went into a US Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Vermont on Monday for his scheduled naturalization interview. But instead of being granted citizenship, he was arrested and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which started the process to deport him. In a memo reviewed by […]
<img src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/victorian-style-apartments-buildings-exterior-on-montreal-district-in-downtown-montreal.jpg?id=56627438&width=1200&height=800&coordinates=132%2C0%2C132%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>Looking to <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/tag/montreal-rent" target="_blank">rent an apartment in Montreal</a>? You better pick your neighbourhood wisely.</p><p><a href="https://liv.rent/blog/rent-reports/february-2025-montreal-rent-report/" target="_blank">Liv.rent's monthly Montreal Rent Report for February 2025</a><a href="https://liv.rent/blog/rent-reports/february-2025-montreal-rent-report/"> for February 2025</a> just dropped, unveiling a striking spread of rental prices across 10 of the city’s hippest neighborhoods. </p><p>City-wide, one-bedroom unfurnished apartments average $1,746 (up 0.61%), while furnished units dip to $1,714 (down 0.46%). Yet, the gap is stark: a whopping $511/month separates the priciest and cheapest Montreal areas on the list. We're still paying a lot less than Toronto or Vancouver, but location can make or break your budget. </p><p><span style="background-color: initial;">Liv.rent's reports draw from their listings and manual data collection — covering basement suites, apartments, condos, townhouses, and houses across various areas.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: initial;"></span><span style="background-color: initial;">Here's a clear breakdown of unfurnished and furnished rents for 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom units in 10 key Montreal neighbourhoods, ranked from most to least expensive based on unfurnished unit prices:</span></p><ol><li><strong>Verdun</strong>: <ul><li>Unfurnished: 1-br ($2,033, ↑), 2-br ($2,640, steady), 3-br ($2,691, ↑) </li><li>Furnished: 1-br ($2,007, ↑), 2-br ($2,886, ↑), 3-br (no data)</li></ul></li><li><strong>Westmount</strong>: <ul><li>Unfurnished: 1-br ($1,830, ↓), 2-br ($2,694, ↑), 3-br ($3,553, ↓) </li><li>Furnished: No data</li></ul></li><li><strong>Downtown</strong>: <ul><li>Unfurnished: 1-br ($1,954, ↑), 2-br ($2,729, ↓), 3-br ($3,126, ↑) </li><li>Furnished: 1-br ($2,065, ↑), 2-br ($2,878, ↑), 3-br ($3,402, ↑)</li></ul></li><li><strong>Le Plateau-Mont-Royal</strong>: <ul><li>Unfurnished: 1-br ($1,901, ↑), 2-br ($2,438, ↑), 3-br ($2,944, ↑) </li><li>Furnished: 1-br ($1,702, ↓), 2-br ($2,479, ↑), 3-br ($2,959, ↓)</li></ul></li><li><strong>Saint-Henri</strong>: <ul><li>Unfurnished: 1-br ($1,700, ↓), 2-br ($2,026, ↓), 3-br (no data) </li><li>Furnished: No data</li></ul></li><li><strong>Saint-Laurent</strong>: <ul><li>Unfurnished: 1-br ($1,681, ↑), 2-br ($2,158, ↓), 3-br ($2,809, ↓) </li><li>Furnished: 1-br ($1,702, ↑), 2-br ($2,112, ↑), 3-br (no data)</li></ul></li><li><strong>Ahuntsic-Cartierville</strong>: <ul><li>Unfurnished: 1-br ($1,658, ↑), 2-br ($1,811, ↑), 3-br ($2,275, ↓) </li><li>Furnished: 1-br ($1,573, ↓), 2-br ($1,973, ↑), 3-br ($2,557, ↑)</li></ul></li><li><strong>Notre-Dame-de-Grâce/Côte-des-Neiges</strong>: <ul><li>Unfurnished: 1-br ($1,623, ↓), 2-br ($2,262, ↑), 3-br ($2,840, ↑) </li><li>Furnished: 1-br ($1,507, ↓), 2-br ($2,174, ↑), 3-br ($2,355, ↓)</li></ul></li><li><strong>Hochelaga-Maisonneuve</strong>: <ul><li>Unfurnished: 1-br ($1,554, ↓), 2-br ($1,950, steady), 3-br ($2,175, ↓) </li><li>Furnished: 1-br ($1,592, ↓), 2-br ($2,004, ↑), 3-br ($2,194, ↑)</li></ul></li><li><strong>Villeray-Parc-Extension</strong>: <ul><li>Unfurnished: 1-br ($1,522, ↓), 2-br ($2,058, steady), 3-br ($2,386, ↑) </li><li>Furnished: 1-br ($1,568, ↓), 2-br ($2,178, ↓), 3-br (no data)</li></ul></li></ol><div>While some of these prices may be hard to swallow, the news isn't all bad. According to liv.rent, rental prices for unfurnished one-bedrooms have barely budged over the past six months, with just a $34 change between September 2024 and February 2025. You can check our their entire report <a href="https://liv.rent/blog/rent-reports/february-2025-montreal-rent-report/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div>Looking for something on the cheap side? Check out our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/montreal-cheap-apartments-rent" target="_blank">recent article exploring places you can rent for less than $1,000</a> across the city.</div><div><br/></div><em>Love this? Check out our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/notices/" target="_blank">MTL Blog noticeboard</a> for details on jobs, benefits, travel info and more!</em><div><br/></div><em>AI tools may have been used to support the creation or distribution of this content; however, it has been carefully edited and fact-checked by a member of MTL Blog's Editorial team. For more information on our use of AI, please visit our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/editorial-standards" target="_blank">Editorial Standards page</a>.</em><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>
