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Jazz forward Jae Crowder relives 2012 March Madness win over BYU: ‘That triggered us to get to the Sweet 16’

Dave Martin, AP

Brigham Young forward Noah Hartsock (34) fouls Marquette forward Jae Crowder (32) in the second half of their NCAA tournament second-round college basketball game in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, March 15, 2012. Marquette beat BYU 88-68. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

SALT LAKE CITY — A smile creases the face of Jae Crowder when the topic of March Madness is mentioned.

Like the rest of the world, the Utah Jazz forward is following the NCAA Tournament.

“It’s a lot of upsets, which I knew was going to happen,” Crowder said. “I’ve been telling the guys in the locker room that upsets are going to happen because the margin between the higher seeds and the lower seeds is not big like it used to be.