Table 2. Descriptive statistics for each team performance indicator relative to match outcome. Values are mean (±SD) with all being normalized to ball possessions. |
| Performance Indicator |
Wins |
Losses |
d (90% CI) |
Interpretation |
| Field-goal percentage |
67.1 (10.0) |
55.7 (9.1) * |
1.19 (0.98, 1.39) |
Large |
| Free-throw (1-point) percentage |
98.9 (17.1) |
95.3 (18.2) |
0.20 (0.01, 0.39) |
Small |
| Offensive rebounds |
14.7 (5.7) |
13.3 (5.0) * |
0.26 (0.07, 0.45) |
Small |
| Defensive rebounds |
35.9 (6.8) |
29.9 (6.4) * |
0.92 (0.72, 1.11) |
Large |
| Assists |
24.2 (8.4) |
16.7 (6.8) * |
0.99 (0.79, 1.19) |
Large |
| Turnovers |
17.3 (4.8) |
20.6 (5.2) * |
-0.65 (-0.84, -0.45) |
Medium |
| Steals |
10.5 (4.2) |
8.2 (4.0) * |
0.57 (0.38, 0.76) |
Medium |
| Blocked shots |
4.2 (2.5) |
3.0 (2.3) * |
0.48 (0.29, 0.67) |
Small |
| Fouls committed |
27.9 (5.8) |
30.2 (6.5) * |
-0.37 (-0.55, -0.18) |
Small |
| Fouls against |
30.1 (6.7) |
27.7 (6.0) * |
0.39 (0.20, 0.58). |
Small |
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n = 312; * p < 0.05 vs. Wins; d – effect size; CI – confidence interval. |
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