double-double

noun

dou·ble-dou·ble ˌdə-bəl-ˈdə-bəl

: an instance of a player's accumulating a total of 10 or more in two statistical categories (such as points and rebounds) in one basketball game

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Reese remains a double-double machine, and Johnson, Van Lith, Aneesah Morrow and Mikaylah Williams join Reese to give LSU five players who can score in double digits. —

Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 The Huskies were led by Strong, who came just shy of a second consecutive double-double with a career-high 29 points plus nine rebounds, four assists and a steal. —

Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024 Barker scored 19 points on nine-of-10 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds, recording her third double-double of the season. —

Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024 Shifting the double-double to Week 15 should help alleviate some of the strain of the early-season crunch, although obviously presenting fans with a viable option in the late window will impact the individual in-game deliveries. —

Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for double-double