Basketball at the 1978 Asian Games
Basketball at the 1978 Asian Games | |
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Venue | Nimibutr Stadium |
Date | 9–19 December |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 427 | 293 | +134 | 8 |
Philippines | 4 | 3 | 1 | 347 | 296 | +51 | 7 |
Pakistan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 337 | 323 | +14 | 6 |
Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 269 | 313 | −44 | 5 |
Bahrain | 4 | 0 | 4 | 221 | 376 | −155 | 4 |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 425 | 251 | +174 | 8 |
Japan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 415 | 272 | +143 | 7 |
Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 413 | 275 | +138 | 6 |
Hong Kong | 4 | 1 | 3 | 325 | 367 | −42 | 5 |
Qatar | 4 | 0 | 4 | 163 | 576 | −413 | 4 |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 315 | 157 | +158 | 6 |
Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 203 | 264 | −61 | 5 |
Iraq | 3 | 1 | 2 | 206 | 237 | −31 | 4 |
Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 245 | −66 | 3 |
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.
Classification 7th–14th
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Malaysia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |||
Pakistan | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | |||
Iraq | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |||
Kuwait | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |||
Hong Kong | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |||
Saudi Arabia | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |||
Bahrain | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |||
Qatar | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Championship
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | |||
South Korea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |||
North Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |||
Japan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |||
Philippines | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||
Thailand | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |||
China | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||
Japan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||
Thailand | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||
Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Final standing
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 |