When arguing a point — the best this, the greatest that — no doubt you’ve used the persuasive power of numbers to bolster your argument. Opinions fall into three categories: lies, damned lies and statistics. Here are the nation’s best, presented without editorial comment, from a statistics standpoint:

REBOUNDS PER GAME	RK	PLAYER	SCHOOL	RPG
	1	O.D. Anosike	Siena	12.0
	2	Andre Roberson	Colorado	11.6
	3	Jamelle Hagins	Delaware	11.3
	T4	Jerrelle Benimon	Towson	11.2
	T4	Mason Plumlee	Duke	11.2
	5	Richard Howell	NC State	11.0
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ASSISTS PER GAME	RK	PLAYER	SCHOOL	APG
	1	Michael Carter-Williams	Syracuse	8.9
	T2	Jason Brickman	LIU-Brooklyn	8.2
	T2	D. J. Cooper	Ohio	8.2
	4	Larry Drew II	UCLA	8.0
	5	Phil Gaetano	Sacred Heart	7.8
	6	Chaz Williams	UMass	7.2
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BLOCKS PER GAME	RK	PLAYER	SCHOOL	BPG
	1	Chris Obekpa	St. John’s	4.55
	2	Nerlens Noel	Kentucky	4.37
	3	Jeff Withey	Kansas	4.32
	4	Jordan Bachynski	Arizona St.	4.30
	5	Zeke Marshall	Akron	3.84
	6	Damian Eargle	Youngstown St.	3.45
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Related:
• Complete NCAA DI men’s basketball statistics