triple-double
noun
tri·ple-dou·ble
ˌtri-pəl-ˈdə-bəl 
basketball
: an instance in which a player accumulates a total of 10 or more in three statistical categories (usually points, assists, and rebounds) in one game
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Nine days after recording the first triple-double in WNBA All-Star Game history, Diggins did it again with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists against the Sun.
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From Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2025
DeWanna Bonner led the team in scoring off the bench, scoring 18 points, while Alyssa Thomas nearly had a triple-double, with seven points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
The 23-year-old did get off to a strong start this year, recording a triple-double in Indiana’s season opener.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
And while Collier took home the hardware, Skylar Diggins-Smith etched her name in the history books by recording the WNBA’s first-ever All-Star Game triple-double: 11 points, 15 assists, and 11 rebounds.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 21 July 2025
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From Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2025
DeWanna Bonner led the team in scoring off the bench, scoring 18 points, while Alyssa Thomas nearly had a triple-double, with seven points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
The 23-year-old did get off to a strong start this year, recording a triple-double in Indiana’s season opener.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
And while Collier took home the hardware, Skylar Diggins-Smith etched her name in the history books by recording the WNBA’s first-ever All-Star Game triple-double: 11 points, 15 assists, and 11 rebounds.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 21 July 2025
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“Triple-double.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple-double. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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