Before January 9, 1980, Chris Ford and Brian Taylor were tied for the most threes in a game, with 5 three-pointers.
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most 3pm by a player in a regular-season game before 1/9/1980| 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 |  | 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 | ||||
| 2 |  | 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 | |||||
| 3 | | B. Taylor | 4 | 12/26/1979 | @ | 37 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 5 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | | C. Ford | 3 | 1/5/1980 | @ | 34 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 92.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 5 |  | T. Furlow | 3 | 1/5/1980 | vs | 46 | 37 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 64.1 | 1 | |||||||
| 6 |  | R. Barry | 3 | 1/2/1980 | vs | 25 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 57.6 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 7 |  | J. Roche | 3 | 12/25/1979 | @ | 29 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 6 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 71.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 8 | | J. Roche | 3 | 12/22/1979 | vs | 29 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 9 |  | J. Hassett | 3 | 12/22/1979 | vs | 29 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 5 | 60.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 68.6 | 3 | ||||||||
| 10 | | C. Ford | 3 | 12/16/1979 | @ | 36 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 88.9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 11 |  | L. Bird | 3 | 12/15/1979 | @ | 43 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 3 | 100.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 60.5 | 3 | 6 | |||||
| 12 | | C. Ford | 3 | 12/14/1979 | vs | 38 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 6 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 84.5 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 13 | | C. Ford | 3 | 12/12/1979 | vs | 34 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 82.7 | 3 | ||||||||
| 14 |  | J. Williamson | 3 | 12/9/1979 | vs | 19 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 68.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 15 |  | F. Brown | 3 | 12/9/1979 | vs | 25 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 65.6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 16 | | F. Williams | 3 | 11/27/1979 | vs | 23 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 3 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 75.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 17 | | C. Ford | 3 | 11/24/1979 | @ | 32 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 70.8 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
| 18 |  | B. Winters | 3 | 11/23/1979 | @ | 34 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 35.3 | 6 | 50.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 51.2 | 8 | 2 | |||||
| 19 | | B. Taylor | 3 | 11/21/1979 | @ | 34 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 5 | 60.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 55.6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 20 | | B. Taylor | 3 | 11/20/1979 | vs | 41 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 6 | 50.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 75.6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 21 | | B. Winters | 3 | 11/6/1979 | vs | 32 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 5 | 60.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 64.7 | 5 | ||||||
| 22 |  | G. Ballard | 3 | 11/3/1979 | vs | 21 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 3 | 100.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 85.1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 23 | | J. Hassett | 3 | 10/31/1979 | vs | 26 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 | 2 | |||||||
| 24 | | B. Taylor | 3 | 10/31/1979 | vs | 35 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 4 | 75.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 86.1 | 3 | 6 | |||||
| 25 |  | O. Birdsong | 3 | 10/23/1979 | @ | 36 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 3 | 100.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 77.8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
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