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
Medal table
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
Men
Preliminary round
Group A
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 |
Source: Results
Group B
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 |
Source: Results
Group C
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 |
Source: Results
Classification 7th–14th
- 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 |
Source: Results
Final round
- 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 |
Source: Results
Final standing
Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Source: Results
Final standing
Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
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South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
China | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Japan | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
4 | Thailand | 4 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 4 |