TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Sun Devils men's basketball team provided a thrill for 7,772 fans when it upset No. 23 USC on Friday at Wells Fargo Arena. The excitement ran far deeper for a small group in attendance.
Twelve underprivileged children being served by one of A New Leaf's shelters attended the game with tickets provided by the men's basketball program. At the game, the children, also received Sun Devil T-shirts and vouchers for hot dogs, popcorn and soda.
"None of them had ever gone to a basketball game; it was en entirely new experience for them," said Joe Dulin, New Leaf's Chief Philanthropy Officer.