record for most 3 pointers made in a game before 1985

Before 1984-85, John Roche and Rick Barry were tied for the most threes in a game, with 8 three-pointers.

Interpreted as:
record for most 3 pointers made by a player in a regular-season game before 1985
NAME3PMDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1John Roche
J. Roche
8
1/9/1982
vs
26
24
1
5
1
0
8
14
57.1
13
61.5
0
0
85.7
0
1
2
0
2Rick Barry
R. Barry
8
2/9/1980
vs
28
24
1
6
1
1
8
14
57.1
12
66.7
0
0
85.7
2
3
3Rick Barry
R. Barry
7
2/6/1980
vs
33
27
4
7
2
0
8
14
57.1
10
70.0
4
5
80.0
83.3
0
4
4Ron Lee
R. Lee
6
3/16/1980
vs
42
20
5
6
9
0
7
17
41.2
12
50.0
0
2
0.0
55.9
4
3
5Joe Hassett
J. Hassett
5
3/28/1981
vs
25
15
2
2
0
0
5
13
38.5
10
50.0
0
0
57.7
0
2
1
2
6Chris Ford
C. Ford
5
1/20/1980
vs
41
26
2
2
10
16
62.5
7
71.4
1
1
100.0
79.1
1
1
3
3
7Rick Barry
R. Barry
5
1/13/1980
@
22
19
3
3
1
0
6
10
60.0
2
3
66.7
83.9
1
1
8Chris Ford
C. Ford
5
11/28/1979
vs
27
27
1
3
4
0
11
16
68.8
7
71.4
0
0
84.4
1
0
0
3
9Brian Taylor
B. Taylor
5
11/18/1979
vs
43
23
1
9
6
0
8
21
38.1
10
50.0
2
2
100.0
52.6
1
2
10Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
4
4/15/1984
@
32
31
5
0
2
0
12
23
52.2
4
100.0
3
8
37.5
58.4
3
2
2
3
11Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
4
4/10/1984
vs
41
28
12
6
2
1
11
17
64.7
8
50.0
2
6
33.3
71.3
0
12
4
3
12Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
4
4/7/1984
@
42
37
7
2
1
0
15
30
50.0
9
44.4
3
9
33.3
54.5
4
3
2
4
13Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
4
3/30/1984
@
27
21
5
2
0
2
7
14
50.0
4
100.0
3
4
75.0
66.6
2
3
0
3
14Mike Bratz
M. Bratz
4
3/15/1984
vs
21
17
4
5
1
0
6
9
66.7
6
66.7
1
2
50.0
86.0
0
4
0
3
15Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
4
3/7/1984
vs
29
20
2
4
3
1
6
13
46.2
7
57.1
4
4
100.0
67.8
1
1
2
4
16Mike Dunleavy
M. Dunleavy
4
2/26/1983
vs
33
13
5
7
2
0
4
13
30.8
9
44.4
1
4
25.0
44.0
4
4
17Johnny Moore
J. Moore
4
1/5/1983
@
32
23
4
16
3
0
9
16
56.3
5
80.0
1
2
50.0
68.1
1
3
2
5
18Joe Hassett
J. Hassett
4
4/16/1982
@
19
20
5
3
0
1
7
12
58.3
6
66.7
2
2
100.0
77.6
1
4
0
1
19Andrew Toney
A. Toney
4
3/21/1982
vs
26
38
1
2
0
13
27
48.1
7
57.1
8
9
88.9
61.4
4
20Mike Bratz
M. Bratz
4
3/12/1982
vs
27
14
2
5
0
0
5
15
33.3
6
66.7
0
0
46.7
0
2
2
5
21Mike Dunleavy
M. Dunleavy
4
1/15/1982
@
21
16
1
2
0
0
5
11
45.5
6
66.7
2
2
100.0
67.3
2
2
22Joe Hassett
J. Hassett
4
12/13/1981
@
19
17
2
0
1
0
6
8
75.0
5
80.0
1
1
100.0
100.7
0
2
1
3
23Mike Bratz
M. Bratz
4
3/24/1981
@
34
22
1
6
0
0
8
14
57.1
7
57.1
2
2
100.0
73.9
0
1
1
2
24Joe Hassett
J. Hassett
4
3/21/1981
vs
23
16
3
2
0
1
6
11
54.5
8
50.0
0
0
72.7
0
3
0
2
25Brian Taylor
B. Taylor
4
3/15/1981
@
33
31
2
9
1
0
12
16
75.0
4
100.0
3
3
100.0
89.5
1
1
1
5
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