1965 ABC Championship
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The 1965 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 4 | 4 | 0 | 348 | 196 | +152 | 8 |
| Japan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 288 | 234 | +54 | 7 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 258 | 282 | −24 | 6 |
| South Vietnam | 4 | 1 | 3 | 263 | 318 | −55 | 5 |
| Singapore | 4 | 0 | 4 | 219 | 346 | −127 | 4 |
| November 28 20:00 |
| Philippines | 82–53 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 38–17, 44–36 |
| November 29 19:30 |
| November 29 21:00 |
| Malaysia | 72–65 | South Vietnam |
| Scoring by half: 35–33, 37–32 |
| November 30 16:30 |
| Japan | 91–67 | South Vietnam |
| Scoring by half: 45–32, 46–35 |
| November 30 19:30 |
| Philippines | 104–39 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 51–19, 53–20 |
| December 1 18:00 |
| December 1 21:00 |
| South Vietnam | 50–88 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 18–38, 32–50 |
| December 2 16:30 |
| Singapore | 67–81 | South Vietnam |
| Scoring by half: 30–40, 37–41 |
| December 2 19:30 |
| Philippines | 74–54 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 34–31, 40–23 |
| December 4 19:30 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 336 | 232 | +104 | 8 |
| South Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 320 | 264 | +56 | 7 |
| Thailand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 292 | 272 | +20 | 6 |
| India | 4 | 1 | 3 | 241 | 344 | −103 | 5 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 0 | 4 | 232 | 309 | −77 | 4 |
| November 29 18:00 |
| South Korea | 104–64 | India |
| Scoring by half: 55–30, 49–34 |
| November 30 15:00 |
| November 30 21:00 |
| Hong Kong | 49–85 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 26–54, 23–31 |
| December 1 19:30 |
| December 2 15:00 |
| December 2 21:00 |
| Thailand | 66–69 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 39–38, 27–31 |
| December 3 18:00 |
| December 4 18:00 |
| December 4 21:00 |
| Taiwan | 85–62 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 42–29, 43–33 |
| December 5 9:00 |
Final round
Classification 7th–10th
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 198 | +52 | 6 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 1 | 223 | 213 | +10 | 5 |
| Singapore | 3 | 1 | 2 | 238 | 276 | −38 | 4 |
| South Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 3 | 241 | 265 | −24 | 3 |
| December 5 18:00 |
| South Vietnam | 80–84 (OT) | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 42–32, 28–38 Overtime: 10–14 |
| December 6 14:00 |
| Singapore | 93–85 | South Vietnam |
| Scoring by half: 40–37, 53–48 |
| December 6 18:30 |
| December 8 14:00 |
| December 9 18:00 |
| December 10 18:00 |
| South Vietnam | 76–88 | India |
| Scoring by half: 38–43, 38–45 |
Championship
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 355 | 301 | +54 | 10 |
| Philippines | 5 | 4 | 1 | 385 | 337 | +48 | 9 |
| South Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 326 | 308 | +18 | 8 |
| Thailand | 5 | 2 | 3 | 350 | 364 | −14 | 7 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 353 | 372 | −19 | 6 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 313 | 400 | −87 | 5 |
| December 5 19:30 |
| December 5 21:00 |
| Philippines | 59–50 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 21–28, 38–22 |
| December 6 15:30 |
| Philippines | 90–72 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 56–34, 34–38 |
| December 6 20:00 |
| South Korea | 78–66 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 47–30, 31–36 |
| December 6 21:30 |
| December 7 18:00 |
| December 7 19:30 |
| Taiwan | 65–67 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 33–39, 32–28 |
| December 7 21:00 |
| Japan | 71–65 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 37–31, 34–34 |
| December 8 15:30 |
| December 9 19:30 |
| South Korea | 68–49 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 26–25, 42–24 |
| December 9 21:00 |
| December 10 19:30 |
| December 10 21:00 |
| Philippines | 79–64 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 46–29, 33–35 |
| December 11 19:00 |
| South Korea | 63–69 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 22–31, 41–38 |
| December 11 20:30 |
| Philippines | 92–80 | Taiwan |
| Scoring by half: 45–35, 47–45 |
Final standings
| Qualified for the 1967 FIBA World Championship |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 8–1 | |
| Philippines | 8–1 | |
| South Korea | 6–3 | |
| 4 | Thailand | 4–5 |
| 5 | Taiwan | 5–4 |
| 6 | Malaysia | 2–7 |
| 7 | India | 4–3 |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 2–5 |
| 9 | Singapore | 1–6 |
| 10 | South Vietnam | 1–6 |
Awards
| 1965 Asian champions |
|---|
| Japan First title |