The 1973 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men were held in Manila, Philippines.

Preliminary round

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
South Korea550567346+22110
Japan541452319+1339
Iran532384436−528
Thailand523370431−617
Malaysia514386469−836
Hong Kong505373531−1585
December 1
South Korea126–68Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 60–29, 66–39
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 1
Japan91–62Iran
Scoring by half: 42–30, 49–32
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 2
Hong Kong83–106Malaysia
Scoring by half: 36–48, 47–58
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 2
Thailand74–100South Korea
Scoring by half: 35–50, 39–50
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 3
Iran83–64Thailand
Scoring by half: 35–31, 48–33
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 3
Malaysia52–83Japan
Scoring by half: 30–47, 22–36
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 4
Japan90–61Thailand
Scoring by half: 46–28, 44–33
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 4
South Korea116–54Iran
Scoring by half: 57–36, 59–18
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 5
Hong Kong56–109Japan
Scoring by half: 26–58, 30–51
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 5
Malaysia71–137South Korea
Scoring by half: 31–76, 40–61
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 6
Iran90–82Malaysia
Scoring by half: 40–42, 50–40
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 6
Thailand95–83Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 50–48, 45–35
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 7
Malaysia75–76Thailand
Scoring by half: 38–43, 37–33
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 7
Japan79–88South Korea
Scoring by half: 39–35, 40–53
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 7
Iran95–83Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 50–43, 45–40
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Philippines550568335+23310
Taiwan541455364+919
India532375413−388
Indonesia523379392−137
Singapore514329474−1456
Pakistan505334462−1285
December 1
Indonesia70–82India
Scoring by half: 42–40, 28–42
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 1
Philippines133–55Pakistan
Scoring by half: 63–28, 70–27
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 2
India63–99Taiwan
Scoring by half: 31–56, 32–43
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 2
Singapore52–88Indonesia
Scoring by half: 27–42, 25–46
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 3
Singapore87–77Pakistan
Scoring by half: 35–37, 52–40
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 3
Philippines109–73India
Scoring by half: 45–36, 64–37
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 4
Indonesia77–108Philippines
Scoring by half: 43–55, 34–53
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 4
Taiwan97–70Singapore
Scoring by half: 49–31, 48–39
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 5
Pakistan74–92Taiwan
Scoring by half: 30–55, 44–37
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 5
Philippines130–49Singapore
Scoring by half: 55–15, 75–34
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 6
Taiwan86–69Indonesia
Scoring by half: 40–33, 46–36
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 6
Pakistan64–75India
Scoring by half: 40–36, 24–39
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 7
India82–71Singapore
Scoring by half: 51–33, 31–38
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 7
Pakistan64–75Indonesia
Scoring by half: 40–36, 24–39
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 7
Taiwan81–88Philippines
Scoring by half: 39–43, 42–45
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

Final round

Classification 7th–12th

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTiebreaker
Thailand541482380+10291–0
Indonesia541464415+4990–1
Malaysia523435450−1572–0
Singapore523398456−5871–1
Hong Kong523417441−2470–2
Pakistan514401455−546
December 9
Thailand102–64Singapore
Scoring by half: 48–38, 54–26
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 9
Indonesia80–78Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 36–41, 44–37
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 9
Malaysia86–98Pakistan
Scoring by half: 41–48, 45–50
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 10
Thailand83–84Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 43–42, 40–42
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 10
Pakistan79–95Singapore
Scoring by half: 42–48, 37–47
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 11
Malaysia84–93Indonesia
Scoring by half: 45–40, 39–53
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 11
Thailand90–70Pakistan
Scoring by half: 42–34, 48–36
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 12
Malaysia108–82Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 51–46, 57–36
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 12
Singapore78–102Indonesia
Scoring by half: 42–48, 36–54
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 13
Malaysia68–102Thailand
Scoring by half: 36–50, 32–52
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 13
Hong Kong89–84Pakistan
Scoring by half: 43–46, 46–38
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 14
Indonesia95–70Pakistan
Scoring by half: 55–37, 40–33
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 14
Hong Kong84–86Singapore
Scoring by half: 40–42, 44–44
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 15
Malaysia89–75Singapore
Scoring by half: 45–32, 44–43
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 15
Indonesia94–105Thailand
Scoring by half: 54–45, 40–60
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

Championship

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Philippines550478374+10410
South Korea541465400+659
Taiwan532394388+68
Japan523403409−67
Iran514414463−496
India505369489−1205
December 9
Japan90–73India
Scoring by half: 38–30, 52–43
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 9
Philippines88–80Iran
Scoring by half: 49–43, 39–37
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 9
South Korea81–75Taiwan
Scoring by half: 39–34, 42–41
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 10
Taiwan89–63India
Scoring by half: 45–25, 44–38
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 10
Japan98–83Iran
Scoring by half: 58–39, 40–44
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 11
South Korea113–67India
Scoring by half: 49–25, 64–42
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 11
Japan68–89Philippines
Scoring by half: 34–41, 34–48
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 12
Iran90–105South Korea
Scoring by half: 40–51, 50–54
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 12
Philippines101–64Taiwan
Scoring by half: 39–34, 62–30
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 13
Iran87–82India
Scoring by half: 42–45, 45–37
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 13
South Korea88–78Japan
Scoring by half: 45–48, 43–30
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 14
Philippines110–84India
Scoring by half: 57–47, 53–37
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 14
Japan69–76Taiwan
Scoring by half: 38–45, 31–31
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 15
Taiwan90–74Iran
Scoring by half: 48–38, 42–36
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
December 15
Philippines90–78South Korea
Scoring by half: 48–48, 42–30
Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

Final standings

Qualified for the 1974 FIBA World Championship
RankTeamRecord
Philippines10–0
South Korea9–1
Taiwan7–3
4Japan6–4
5Iran4–6
6India3–7
7Thailand6–4
8Indonesia6–4
9Malaysia3–7
10Singapore3–7
11Hong Kong2–8
12Pakistan1–9

Awards

1973 Asian champions
Philippines Fourth title