Basketball at the 1978 Asian Games
Basketball at the 1978 Asian Games | |
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Venue | Nimibutr Stadium |
Date | 9–19 December 1978 |
Nations | 14 |
Basketball was one of the 20 sports disciplines held in the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. China won their 1st title by beating last edition's finalist South Korea in the championship match. The games were held from December 9 to 20, 1978.
Medalists[edit]
Medal table[edit]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Results[edit]
Men[edit]
Preliminary round[edit]
Group A[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 427 | 293 | +134 | 8 | Final round |
2 | Philippines | 4 | 3 | 1 | 347 | 296 | +51 | 7 | |
3 | Pakistan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 337 | 323 | +14 | 6 | Classification 7th–14th |
4 | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 269 | 313 | −44 | 5 | |
5 | Bahrain | 4 | 0 | 4 | 221 | 376 | −155 | 4 |
Group B[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | North Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 425 | 251 | +174 | 8 | Final round |
2 | Japan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 415 | 272 | +143 | 7 | |
3 | Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 413 | 275 | +138 | 6 | Classification 7th–14th |
4 | Hong Kong | 4 | 1 | 3 | 325 | 367 | −42 | 5 | |
5 | Qatar | 4 | 0 | 4 | 163 | 576 | −413 | 4 |
Group C[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 315 | 157 | +158 | 6 | Final round |
2 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 203 | 264 | −61 | 5 | |
3 | Iraq | 3 | 1 | 2 | 206 | 237 | −31 | 4 | Classification 7th–14th |
4 | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 3 | 179 | 245 | −66 | 3 |
Classification 7th–14th[edit]
- The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the classification round.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
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1 | Malaysia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
2 | Pakistan | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
3 | Iraq | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
4 | Kuwait | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
5 | Hong Kong | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
6 | Saudi Arabia | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
7 | Bahrain | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
8 | Qatar | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Final round[edit]
- The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the final round.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
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1 | China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
2 | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
3 | North Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
4 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
5 | Philippines | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
6 | Thailand | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Final standing[edit]
Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
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China | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
South Korea | 8 | 7 | 1 | |
North Korea | 8 | 6 | 2 | |
4 | Japan | 8 | 5 | 3 |
5 | Philippines | 8 | 4 | 4 |
6 | Thailand | 7 | 2 | 5 |
7 | Malaysia | 9 | 7 | 2 |
8 | Pakistan | 9 | 6 | 3 |
9 | Iraq | 9 | 5 | 4 |
10 | Kuwait | 9 | 4 | 5 |
11 | Hong Kong | 9 | 3 | 6 |
12 | Saudi Arabia | 9 | 2 | 7 |
13 | Bahrain | 9 | 1 | 8 |
14 | Qatar | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Women[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
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1 | South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
2 | China | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
3 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
4 | Thailand | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
5 | Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Final standing[edit]
Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
---|---|---|---|---|
South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
China | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Japan | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
4 | Thailand | 4 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 4 |