first player ever to make 8 threes in a game

Rick Barry hit 8 shots from beyond the arc versus the Jazz on February 9, 1980.

Interpreted as:

first player ever to make 8 or more threes in a game

	NAME	DATE	3PM	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Rick Barry R. Barry	2/9/1980	8	HOU	vs	UTA	28	24	1	6	1	1	8	14	57.1	12	66.7	0	0		85.7			2	3
2	John Roche J. Roche	1/9/1982	8	DEN	vs	SEA	26	24	1	5	1	0	8	14	57.1	13	61.5	0	0		85.7	0	1	2	0
3	Michael Adams M. Adams	1/21/1989	8	DEN	vs	MIL	39	28	4	5	1	0	10	20	50.0	12	66.7	0	2	0.0	67.0	1	3	3	4
4	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	4/20/1990	9	SEA	vs	LAC	35	36	4	3	0	0	13	16	81.3	11	81.8	1	1	100.0	109.5	0	4	3	1
5	Vernon Maxwell V. Maxwell	4/5/1991	8	HOU	@	DEN	44	45	9	7	0	0	14	25	56.0	12	66.7	9	10	90.0	76.5	2	7	2	3
6	Michael Adams M. Adams	4/12/1991	9	DEN	@	LAC	40	35	2	9	7	0	12	28	42.9	20	45.0	2	2	100.0	60.6	2	0	7	2
7	John Starks J. Starks	3/31/1992	8	NYK	vs	CHI	37	28	5	10	1	0	10	22	45.5	15	53.3	0	0		63.6	0	5	3	2
8	Dennis Scott D. Scott	12/9/1992	8	ORL	@	DET	48	38	4	4	1	0	13	25	52.0	12	66.7	4	5	80.0	69.9	2	2	1	4
9	Dan Majerle D. Majerle	1/30/1993	8	PHX	vs	DAL	40	30	2	5	2	2	10	17	58.8	14	57.1	2	4	50.0	80.0	0	2	3	1
10	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	3/9/1993	8	ATL	@	MIL	37	37	6	5	0	0	14	22	63.6	12	66.7	1	1	100.0	82.4	0	6	3	0
11	Brian Shaw B. Shaw	4/8/1993	10	MIA	@	MIL	32	32	6	3	4	0	11	16	68.8	15	66.7	0	0		100.0	0	6	3	2
12	Dennis Scott D. Scott	4/13/1993	9	ORL	vs	MIL	40	41	6	3	0	1	16	31	51.6	19	47.4	0	0		66.1	2	4	0	2
13	Reggie Miller R. Miller	4/18/1993	8	IND	@	MIL	44	36	6	3	2	0	11	21	52.4	16	50.0	6	6	100.0	76.1	1	5	3	2
14	Dan Majerle D. Majerle	6/1/1993	8	PHX	vs	SEA	47	34	7	4	1	1	12	17	70.6	10	80.0	2	2	100.0	95.1	1	6	2	3
15	Dan Majerle D. Majerle	11/9/1993	8	PHX	@	LAC	44	35	2	2	3	1	11	17	64.7	12	66.7	5	6	83.3	89.1	0	2	4	1
16	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	2/25/1994	8	SAC	@	LAC	45	37	1	6	1	0	13	25	52.0	9	88.9	3	3	100.0	70.3	1	0	5	4
17	Joe Dumars J. Dumars	11/8/1994	10	DET	vs	MIN	42	40	1	6	1	0	10	19	52.6	18	55.6	10	10	100.0	85.5	0	1	4	2
18	Rex Chapman R. Chapman	11/12/1994	8	WAS	@	MIA	31	30	6	2	2	0	11	22	50.0	14	57.1	0	0		68.2	0	6	0	3
19	Jeff Hornacek J. Hornacek	11/23/1994	8	UTA	vs	SEA	36	40	1	4	2	0	14	18	77.8	8	100.0	4	4	100.0	101.2	0	1	3	3
20	Nick Van Exel N. Van Exel	12/13/1994	8	LAL	@	DAL	43	35	4	10	3	0	12	24	50.0	16	50.0	3	3	100.0	69.1	0	4	1	1
21	Chuck Person C. Person	12/30/1994	8	SAS	@	WAS	39	27	4	2	1	0	9	15	60.0	13	61.5	1	2	50.0	85.0	1	3	2	1
22	John Starks J. Starks	1/10/1995	8	NYK	vs	IND	38	31	2	3	3	0	10	16	62.5	11	72.7	3	4	75.0	87.3	1	1	2	3
23	Willie Burton W. Burton	1/25/1995	8	PHI	vs	MIL	32	33	2	3	0	0	12	14	85.7	10	80.0	1	4	25.0	104.7	0	2	5	2
24	Dana Barros D. Barros	1/27/1995	9	PHI	vs	PHX	44	39	4	7	3	1	13	23	56.5	12	75.0	4	4	100.0	78.8	1	3	4	2
25	Allan Houston A. Houston	3/14/1995	8	DET	@	PHX	40	35	1	1	1	0	9	17	52.9	11	72.7	9	10	90.0	81.8	0	1	1	0

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