1977 ABC Championship

1977 FIBA Asia Cup
9th Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
DatesNovember 28 – December 10
Teams14 (from all Asian federations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions China (2nd title)
← 1975
1979 →

The 1977 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 China 440432193+2398
 Iraq 431279298−197
 Thailand 422286335−496
 Singapore 413273314−415
 Bahrain 404222352−1304
November 28
China  106–33  Bahrain
Scoring by half: 19–23, 87–10
November 29
Thailand  85–74  Singapore
Scoring by half: 44–38, 41–36
November 29
Iraq  80–72  Bahrain
Scoring by half: 40–29, 40–43
November 30
Singapore  54–99  China
Scoring by half: 21–49, 33–50
November 30
Iraq  67–63  Thailand
Scoring by half: 31–38, 36–25
December 1
China  96–56  Iraq
Scoring by half: 37–23, 59–33
December 2
Thailand  50–131  China
Scoring by half: 26–54, 24–77
December 2
Bahrain  54–78  Singapore
Scoring by half: 31–34, 23–44
December 3
Iraq  76–67  Singapore
Scoring by half: 38–27, 38–40
December 3
Thailand  88–63  Bahrain
Scoring by half: 42–35, 46–28

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Japan 440391228+1638
 Philippines 431408284+1247
 Pakistan 422365333+326
 Indonesia 413277410−1335
 Sri Lanka 404276462−1864
November 29
Japan  118–57  Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 65–33, 53–24
November 29
Philippines  103–87  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 50–41, 53–46
November 30
Indonesia  49–118  Japan
Scoring by half: 17–64, 32–54
November 30
Pakistan  128–71  Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 59–39, 69–32
December 1
Sri Lanka  70–119  Philippines
Scoring by half: 26–58, 44–61
December 1
Pakistan  94–75  Indonesia
Scoring by half: 52–32, 42–43
December 2
Indonesia  97–78  Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 47–41, 50–37
December 2
Japan  71–66  Philippines
Scoring by half: 31–31, 40–35
December 3
Philippines  120–56  Indonesia
Scoring by half: 68–32, 52–24
December 3
Japan  84–56  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 48–28, 36–28

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 South Korea 330331216+1156
 Malaysia 321304252+525
 India 312264279−154
 Hong Kong 303206358−1523
November 28
Hong Kong  66–125  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 39–60, 27–65
November 29
South Korea  103–73  India
Scoring by half: 42–43, 61–30
November 30
India  86–98  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 38–46, 48–52
December 1
South Korea  128–62  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 60–32, 68–30
December 2
South Korea  100–81  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 60–43, 40–38
December 3
India  105–78  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 65–40, 40–38

Final round

Classification 7th–14th

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker
 India 770798575+22314
 Thailand 761635509+12613
 Pakistan 743629565+64111–1 / 1.070
 Hong Kong 743533575−42111–1 / 0.974
 Singapore 743603557+46111–1 / 0.963
 Bahrain 725503587−849
 Indonesia 716520631−1118
 Sri Lanka 707486708−2227
December 4
Indonesia  54–83  Thailand
Scoring by half: 36–42, 18–41
December 4
Pakistan  88–72  Bahrain
Scoring by half: 28–30, 60–42
December 4
Sri Lanka  78–114  India
Scoring by half: 45–51, 33–63
December 4
Singapore  78–86  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 37–46, 41–40
December 6
Sri Lanka  59–73  Bahrain
Scoring by half: 33–34, 26–39
December 6
Hong Kong  93–77  Indonesia
Scoring by half: 42–36, 51–41
December 6
India  112–83  Singapore
Scoring by half: 58–41, 54–42
December 6
Pakistan  70–83  Thailand
Scoring by half: 45–40, 25–43
December 7
Bahrain  75–77  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 42–39, 33–38
December 7
Thailand  117–66  Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 61–26, 56–40
December 7
Indonesia  64–104  India
Scoring by half: 28–50, 36–54
December 7
Singapore  77–75  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 41–32, 36–43
December 8
Hong Kong  70–68  Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 40–30, 30–38
December 8
Indonesia  79–104  Singapore
Scoring by half: 41–47, 38–57
December 8
India  119–85  Thailand
Scoring by half: 52–37, 67–48
December 9
Bahrain  75–74  Indonesia
Scoring by half: 42–40, 33–34
December 9
Sri Lanka  66–109  Singapore
Scoring by half: 33–53, 33–56
December 9
Thailand  94–63  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 46–34, 48–29
December 9
Pakistan  96–121  India
Scoring by half: 49–60, 47–61
December 10
India  123–91  Bahrain
Scoring by half: 62–41, 61–50
December 10
Hong Kong  66–78  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 38–40, 28–38

Championship

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 China 550605385+22010
 South Korea 541538437+1019
 Japan 532472458+148
 Malaysia 523462527−657
 Philippines 514454545−916
 Iraq 505404583−1795
December 4
Philippines  60–117  China
Scoring by half: 27–54, 33–63
December 4
Iraq  76–97  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 44–51, 32–46
December 6
Japan  66–50  Iraq
Scoring by half: 25–24, 41–26
December 6
Malaysia  67–102  China
Scoring by half: 25–52, 42–50
December 6
South Korea  96–82  Philippines
Scoring by half: 44–39, 52–43
December 7
Iraq  69–114  South Korea
Scoring by half: 31–56, 38–58
December 7
Japan  83–71  Philippines
Scoring by half: 45–34, 38–37
December 8
China  119–63  Iraq
Scoring by half: 62–25, 57–38
December 8
Philippines  84–88  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 39–38, 45–50
December 8
South Korea  90–86 (OT)  Japan
Scoring by half: 45–36, 31–40 Overtime: 14–10
December 9
Malaysia  58–80  South Korea
Scoring by half: 33–38, 25–42
December 9
Iraq  90–91  Philippines
Scoring by half: 44–50, 46–41
December 9
China  110–81  Japan
Scoring by half: 55–34, 55–47
December 10
Japan  85–71  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 38–34, 47–37
December 10
South Korea  58–61  China
Scoring by half: 34–32, 24–29

Final standings

Qualified for the 1978 FIBA World Championship
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  China9–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Korea7–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Japan7–2
4  Malaysia4–4
5  Philippines4–5
6  Iraq3–6
7  India7–2
8  Thailand6–3
9  Pakistan4–5
10  Hong Kong4–5
11  Singapore4–5
12  Bahrain2–7
13  Indonesia1–8
14  Sri Lanka0–9

Awards

 1977 Asian champions 

China
Second title

References