Table 2. Discriminant function structure coefficients, residual discrimination and tests of significance. Best Teams Worst Teams Variable Winning Losing Winning Losing Successful 2-pt field goals * †  # ‡ .47 .39 .37 .30 Successful free-throws * †  # ‡ .44 .32 .45 .43 Fouls * †  ‡ -.41 -.46 -.21 -.36 Defensive rebounds * †  .37 .34 .24 .07 Assists * †  # ‡ .37 .31 .58 .36 Blocks .26 .26 .04 .07 Unsuccessful 2-pt field goals †  .25 .39 .25 .21 Successful 3-pt field goals .16 .19 .02 .00 Turnovers ‡ -.15 .00 .10 .33 Unsuccessful 3-pt field goals .13 .27 -.02 -.14 Offensive rebounds -.07 .06 -.24 -.22 Steals # .04 .29 .35 .03 Unsuccessful free-throws -.02 -.04 .09 .14 Eigenvalue .13 .08 .14 .09 Canonical correlation .34 .27 .36 .30 Chi-squared 170.4 75.6 68.6 90.1 Wilks Lambda .88 .92 .87 .91 p <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 * SC discriminant value ≥|0.30| for starters and nonstarters in games won by best teams; †  SC discriminant value ≥|0.30| for starters and nonstarters in games lost by best teams; # SC discriminant value ≥|0.30| for starters and nonstarters in games won by worst teams; ‡ SC discriminant value ≥|0.30| for starters and nonstarters in games lost by worst teams.