1977 ABC Championship
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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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 432 | 193 | +239 | 8 |
| Iraq | 4 | 3 | 1 | 279 | 298 | −19 | 7 |
| Thailand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 286 | 335 | −49 | 6 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1 | 3 | 273 | 314 | −41 | 5 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 0 | 4 | 222 | 352 | −130 | 4 |
| November 28 |
| November 29 |
| November 29 |
| November 30 |
| November 30 |
| December 1 |
| December 2 |
| December 2 |
| December 3 |
| December 3 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 391 | 228 | +163 | 8 |
| Philippines | 4 | 3 | 1 | 408 | 284 | +124 | 7 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 365 | 333 | +32 | 6 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 277 | 410 | −133 | 5 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 0 | 4 | 276 | 462 | −186 | 4 |
| November 29 |
| November 29 |
| Philippines | 103–87 | Pakistan |
| Scoring by half: 50–41, 53–46 |
| November 30 |
| November 30 |
| December 1 |
| Sri Lanka | 70–119 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 26–58, 44–61 |
| December 1 |
| December 2 |
| 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 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 331 | 216 | +115 | 6 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 304 | 252 | +52 | 5 |
| India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 264 | 279 | −15 | 4 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 3 | 206 | 358 | −152 | 3 |
| November 28 |
| November 29 |
| South Korea | 103–73 | India |
| Scoring by half: 42–43, 61–30 |
| November 30 |
| 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 |
Final round
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.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7 | 7 | 0 | 798 | 575 | +223 | 14 | |
| Thailand | 7 | 6 | 1 | 635 | 509 | +126 | 13 | |
| Pakistan | 7 | 4 | 3 | 629 | 565 | +64 | 11 | 1–1 / 1.070 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 4 | 3 | 533 | 575 | −42 | 11 | 1–1 / 0.974 |
| Singapore | 7 | 4 | 3 | 603 | 557 | +46 | 11 | 1–1 / 0.963 |
| Bahrain | 7 | 2 | 5 | 503 | 587 | −84 | 9 | |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1 | 6 | 520 | 631 | −111 | 8 | |
| Sri Lanka | 7 | 0 | 7 | 486 | 708 | −222 | 7 |
| December 4 |
| December 4 |
| December 4 |
| December 4 |
| December 6 |
| December 6 |
| December 6 |
| December 6 |
| December 7 |
| December 7 |
| December 7 |
| December 7 |
| December 8 |
| December 8 |
| December 8 |
| December 9 |
| December 9 |
| December 9 |
| December 9 |
| December 10 |
| December 10 |
Championship
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 605 | 385 | +220 | 10 |
| South Korea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 538 | 437 | +101 | 9 |
| Japan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 472 | 458 | +14 | 8 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 462 | 527 | −65 | 7 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1 | 4 | 454 | 545 | −91 | 6 |
| Iraq | 5 | 0 | 5 | 404 | 583 | −179 | 5 |
| December 4 |
| Philippines | 60–117 | China |
| Scoring by half: 27–54, 33–63 |
| December 4 |
| December 6 |
| December 6 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| December 10 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| China | 9–0 | |
| South Korea | 7–1 | |
| Japan | 7–2 | |
| 4 | Malaysia | 4–4 |
| 5 | Philippines | 4–5 |
| 6 | Iraq | 3–6 |
| 7 | India | 7–2 |
| 8 | Thailand | 6–3 |
| 9 | Pakistan | 4–5 |
| 10 | Hong Kong | 4–5 |
| 11 | Singapore | 4–5 |
| 12 | Bahrain | 2–7 |
| 13 | Indonesia | 1–8 |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 0–9 |
Awards
| 1977 Asian champions |
|---|
| China Second title |