Table 3 Discriminant Analysis Structure Coefficients (SC) from game-related statistics in close, balanced, unbalanced, and all games.
Game-related statistics Close
Games
Balanced
Games
Unbalanced
Games
Successful 2-pt field-goals#†  .18 -.34 .37
Unsuccessful 2-pt field-goals .04 .20 -.10
Successful 3-pt field-goals .23 -.03 .08
Unsuccessful 3-pt field-goals -.01 .09 -.04
Successful free-throws .15 -.24 .09
Unsuccessful free-throws .23 -.08 -.02
Defensive rebounds # -.01 -.36 .12
Offensive rebounds -.01 -.13 .04
Assists* .33 -.27 .25
Steals .24 -.16 .12
Turnovers* -.47 .07 -.22
Blocks .07 -.15 .09
Fouls -.21 .15 -.07
Eigenvalue .38 2.56 17.19
Wilks’ Lambda .72 .28 .05
Canonical Correlation .52 .84 .97
Chi-squared 31.7 139.3 52.2
Significance <.05 <.01 <.01
Reclassification 76% 93% 100%
* SC discriminant value ≥|0.30| in close games# in balanced games†  in unbalanced games.