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:

Points per game	RK	PLAYER	SCHOOL	Ppp
	1	Brandon Givens	N.C. Wesleyan	26.7
	2	Colton Hunt	Randolph	26.0
	3	Christian Jackson	Frostburg State	25.6
	4	Nathan Roeder	North Central (Minn.)	24.9
	5	Justin Pierce	Averett	24.6
	6	Taylor Koth	Ripon	24.3
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Rebounds Per Game	RK	PLAYER	SCHOOL	RPG
	1	AJ Matthews	Farmingdale State	14.0
	2	Winston Douglas	Medgar Evers	13.2
	3	Mike Marvin	Penn State-Abington	12.9
	4	Peterson Bernard	Newbury	12.7
	5	Anthonly DiLoreto	Crown (Minn.)	11.6
	6	David Louison	St. Joseph’s (Bklyn.)	11.6
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Field-Goal Percentage	RK	PLAYER	SCHOOL	FG%
	1	James Lazarcik	Beloit	70.7
	2	Kevin McMahon	SUNY Cortland	67.5
	3	Peter Lynch	Middlebury	67.0
	4	Khobi Williamson	Hampden-Sydney	65.9
	5	Peter Kaasila	Amherst	65.7
	6	Clayton Whitlock	MacMurray	64.8
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Related:
• Complete NCAA DIII men’s basketball statistics