first player to hit 8 threes in a game

Rick Barry sank 8 three-pointers against the Jazz on February 9, 1980.

Interpreted as:
first player to hit 8 or more threes in a game
NAMEDATE3PMTMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Rick Barry
R. Barry
2/9/1980
8
vs
28
24
1
6
1
1
8
14
57.1
12
66.7
0
0
85.7
2
3
2John Roche
J. Roche
1/9/1982
8
vs
26
24
1
5
1
0
8
14
57.1
13
61.5
0
0
85.7
0
1
2
0
3Michael Adams
M. Adams
1/21/1989
8
vs
39
28
4
5
1
0
10
20
50.0
12
66.7
0
2
0.0
67.0
1
3
3
4
4Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
4/20/1990
9
vs
35
36
4
3
0
0
13
16
81.3
11
81.8
1
1
100.0
109.5
0
4
3
1
5Vernon Maxwell
V. Maxwell
4/5/1991
8
@
44
45
9
7
0
0
14
25
56.0
12
66.7
9
10
90.0
76.5
2
7
2
3
6Michael Adams
M. Adams
4/12/1991
9
@
40
35
2
9
7
0
12
28
42.9
20
45.0
2
2
100.0
60.6
2
0
7
2
7John Starks
J. Starks
3/31/1992
8
vs
37
28
5
10
1
0
10
22
45.5
15
53.3
0
0
63.6
0
5
3
2
8Dennis Scott
D. Scott
12/9/1992
8
@
48
38
4
4
1
0
13
25
52.0
12
66.7
4
5
80.0
69.9
2
2
1
4
9Dan Majerle
D. Majerle
1/30/1993
8
vs
40
30
2
5
2
2
10
17
58.8
14
57.1
2
4
50.0
80.0
0
2
3
1
10Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
3/9/1993
8
@
37
37
6
5
0
0
14
22
63.6
12
66.7
1
1
100.0
82.4
0
6
3
0
11Brian Shaw
B. Shaw
4/8/1993
10
@
32
32
6
3
4
0
11
16
68.8
15
66.7
0
0
100.0
0
6
3
2
12Dennis Scott
D. Scott
4/13/1993
9
vs
40
41
6
3
0
1
16
31
51.6
19
47.4
0
0
66.1
2
4
0
2
13Reggie Miller
R. Miller
4/18/1993
8
@
44
36
6
3
2
0
11
21
52.4
16
50.0
6
6
100.0
76.1
1
5
3
2
14Dan Majerle
D. Majerle
6/1/1993
8
vs
47
34
7
4
1
1
12
17
70.6
10
80.0
2
2
100.0
95.1
1
6
2
3
15Dan Majerle
D. Majerle
11/9/1993
8
@
44
35
2
2
3
1
11
17
64.7
12
66.7
5
6
83.3
89.1
0
2
4
1
16Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
2/25/1994
8
@
45
37
1
6
1
0
13
25
52.0
9
88.9
3
3
100.0
70.3
1
0
5
4
17Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
11/8/1994
10
vs
42
40
1
6
1
0
10
19
52.6
18
55.6
10
10
100.0
85.5
0
1
4
2
18Rex Chapman
R. Chapman
11/12/1994
8
@
31
30
6
2
2
0
11
22
50.0
14
57.1
0
0
68.2
0
6
0
3
19Jeff Hornacek
J. Hornacek
11/23/1994
8
vs
36
40
1
4
2
0
14
18
77.8
8
100.0
4
4
100.0
101.2
0
1
3
3
20Nick Van Exel
N. Van Exel
12/13/1994
8
@
43
35
4
10
3
0
12
24
50.0
16
50.0
3
3
100.0
69.1
0
4
1
1
21Chuck Person
C. Person
12/30/1994
8
@
39
27
4
2
1
0
9
15
60.0
13
61.5
1
2
50.0
85.0
1
3
2
1
22John Starks
J. Starks
1/10/1995
8
vs
38
31
2
3
3
0
10
16
62.5
11
72.7
3
4
75.0
87.3
1
1
2
3
23Willie Burton
W. Burton
1/25/1995
8
vs
32
33
2
3
0
0
12
14
85.7
10
80.0
1
4
25.0
104.7
0
2
5
2
24Dana Barros
D. Barros
1/27/1995
9
vs
44
39
4
7
3
1
13
23
56.5
12
75.0
4
4
100.0
78.8
1
3
4
2
25Allan Houston
A. Houston
3/14/1995
8
@
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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