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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Clark finished with a triple-double – 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists – in the season opener while Reese had 12 points and 17 rebounds.
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Ben Morse, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Caitlin Clark posts triple-double in season debut The WNBA knows Caitlin Clark vs. Angel Reese will always produce fireworks.
—Sam Settleman, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Listen to this article 3 min Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark began her 2025 WNBA season with a triple-double in her team’s 93-58 rout of the Chicago Sky Saturday.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
The Fever got the best of the Sky in the game, with Clark posting a triple-double in the game.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
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Ben Morse, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Caitlin Clark posts triple-double in season debut The WNBA knows Caitlin Clark vs. Angel Reese will always produce fireworks.
—Sam Settleman, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Listen to this article 3 min Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark began her 2025 WNBA season with a triple-double in her team’s 93-58 rout of the Chicago Sky Saturday.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
The Fever got the best of the Sky in the game, with Clark posting a triple-double in the game.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
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“Triple-double.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple-double. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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