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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Rice recorded a double-double, scoring 20 points and grabbing 11 rebounds, while Leger-Walker tallied a team-high 11 assists of 25 overall.
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Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025
Edey only shot one free throw, and nearly had his double-double by halftime.
—CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Queta registered a double-double before halftime for the first time in his career, while Brown became the first NBA player in the play-by-play era (since 1996-97) to tally at least 27 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals in a first half.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Payton contributed seven of his 19 total points during the decisive run to close the game — including a pull-up 3 that made it 99-88 — and grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds for his first double-double since the 2021-22 season.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
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Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025
Edey only shot one free throw, and nearly had his double-double by halftime.
—CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Queta registered a double-double before halftime for the first time in his career, while Brown became the first NBA player in the play-by-play era (since 1996-97) to tally at least 27 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals in a first half.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Payton contributed seven of his 19 total points during the decisive run to close the game — including a pull-up 3 that made it 99-88 — and grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds for his first double-double since the 2021-22 season.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Double-double.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-double. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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