most 3 pointers scored by a center in a single game in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Jack Sikma made the most threes by a center in a game, with 5 three-pointers on April 2, 1989, on March 15, 1989 and on December 30, 1988.

Interpreted as:
most 3 pointers scored by a center in a single regular-season game in the 1980s
NAME 3PM DATE TM OPP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
5
4/2/1989
MIL MIL
@
LAL LAL
37
27
7
3
1
0
7
12
58.3
6
83.3
8
8
100.0
87.0
1
6
1
4
2 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
5
3/15/1989
MIL MIL
@
SAS SAS
32
19
5
5
1
2
6
11
54.5
7
71.4
2
2
100.0
80.0
2
3
2
3
3 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
5
12/30/1988
MIL MIL
vs
ATL ATL
34
30
5
2
1
0
11
15
73.3
6
83.3
3
4
75.0
89.5
2
3
3
5
4 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
4
3/29/1989
MIL MIL
vs
CHI CHI
37
23
8
4
2
1
7
13
53.8
6
66.7
5
6
83.3
73.5
1
7
3
0
5 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
4
2/16/1989
MIL MIL
@
CHI CHI
37
26
8
6
2
1
9
20
45.0
10
40.0
4
4
100.0
59.7
3
5
3
5
6 Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
3
4/21/1989
DET DET
vs
PHI PHI
20
14
7
1
0
0
3
6
50.0
5
60.0
5
6
83.3
81.0
1
6
0
1
7 Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
3
3/31/1989
DET DET
@
SEA SEA
36
20
4
1
1
1
6
14
42.9
5
60.0
5
5
100.0
61.7
0
4
0
5
8 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
3
3/13/1989
MIL MIL
@
DAL DAL
35
17
10
7
2
1
7
11
63.6
6
50.0
0
0
77.3
0
10
1
3
9 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
3
3/1/1989
MIL MIL
vs
NYK NYK
36
17
7
5
2
0
6
13
46.2
7
42.9
2
3
66.7
59.4
1
6
1
3
10 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
3
2/19/1989
MIL MIL
vs
CHI CHI
38
17
3
3
2
2
5
16
31.3
8
37.5
4
6
66.7
45.6
1
2
2
4
11 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
3
2/7/1989
MIL MIL
vs
CLE CLE
35
11
6
4
0
3
3
9
33.3
5
60.0
2
2
100.0
55.7
2
4
1
3
12 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
3
1/20/1989
MIL MIL
@
UTA UTA
39
22
12
2
0
2
6
10
60.0
6
50.0
7
7
100.0
84.1
0
12
2
4
13 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
3
1/13/1989
MIL MIL
@
MIA MIA
38
16
7
6
1
1
5
10
50.0
4
75.0
3
4
75.0
68.0
2
5
0
4
14 Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
3
11/15/1988
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
37
23
21
5
0
5
8
13
61.5
4
75.0
4
6
66.7
73.5
3
18
3
4
15 Scott Hastings
S. Hastings
2
4/22/1989
MIA MIA
@
HOU HOU
21
14
1
0
2
0
5
9
55.6
2
100.0
2
2
100.0
70.9
0
1
1
5
16 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
2
4/22/1989
MIL MIL
vs
IND IND
39
19
9
6
0
1
5
12
41.7
6
33.3
7
8
87.5
61.2
1
8
1
4
17 Sam Bowie
S. Bowie
2
4/14/1989
POR POR
vs
MIA MIA
26
13
9
1
2
5
5
7
71.4
2
100.0
1
2
50.0
82.5
2
7
4
3
18 Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
2
4/10/1989
DET DET
@
WAS WAS
35
27
11
2
1
0
11
17
64.7
3
66.7
3
3
100.0
73.7
1
10
0
2
19 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
2
3/23/1989
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
38
21
13
3
0
1
6
8
75.0
2
100.0
7
8
87.5
91.1
0
13
2
5
20 Manute Bol
M. Bol
2
3/23/1989
GSW GSW
vs
PHX PHX
19
10
5
0
0
7
2
5
40.0
4
50.0
4
4
100.0
74.0
2
3
2
5
21 Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
2
3/21/1989
DET DET
@
ATL ATL
38
14
12
4
1
4
5
6
83.3
3
66.7
2
3
66.7
95.6
3
9
1
4
22 Manute Bol
M. Bol
2
3/21/1989
GSW GSW
vs
POR POR
20
8
4
0
0
7
3
3
100.0
2
100.0
0
0
133.3
1
3
0
1
23 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
2
3/18/1989
MIL MIL
vs
DET DET
36
21
7
6
2
0
4
10
40.0
4
50.0
11
11
100.0
70.8
0
7
2
2
24 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
2
3/10/1989
MIL MIL
vs
SEA SEA
34
14
9
2
3
0
6
11
54.5
4
50.0
0
0
63.6
1
8
2
3
25 Manute Bol
M. Bol
2
3/10/1989
GSW GSW
@
UTA UTA
27
8
5
0
0
10
3
7
42.9
4
50.0
0
0
57.1
0
5
3
4
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