The 1985 Asian Basketball Confederation championship for men was held from December 28, 1985, to January 5, 1986, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Preliminary round

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1China220257103+1544Advanced to the final round
2Thailand211171190−193Qualified to 5th–8th place playoffs
3Indonesia202102237−1352Qualified to 9th–12th place playoffs
December 29
Indonesia31–138China
Scoring by half: 14–58, 17–80
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
December 30
Thailand99–71Indonesia
Scoring by half: 42–37, 57–34
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
December 31
China119–72Thailand
Scoring by half: 59–39, 60–33
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Philippines330268191+776
Japan321244236+85
Jordan312253228+254
Pakistan303184294−1103
December 29
Japan91–69Pakistan
Scoring by half: 43–36, 48–33
Indera Mulia Stadium, Ipoh
December 29
Philippines81–70Jordan
Scoring by half: 43–24, 38–46
Indera Mulia Stadium, Ipoh
December 30
Jordan80–83Japan
Scoring by half: 39–47, 41–36
Indera Mulia Stadium, Ipoh
December 30
Pakistan51–100Philippines
Scoring by half: 30–45, 21–55
Indera Mulia Stadium, Ipoh
December 31
Jordan103–64Pakistan
Scoring by half: 46–39, 57–25
Indera Mulia Stadium, Ipoh
December 31
Philippines87–70Japan
Scoring by half: 47–32, 40–38
Indera Mulia Stadium, Ipoh

Group C

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
South Korea330313181+1326
Chinese Taipei321295232+635
Singapore312196277−814
Hong Kong303192306−1143
December 29
Chinese Taipei108–75Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 51–48, 57–27
Han Chiang Indoor Stadium, Penang
December 29
South Korea111–43Singapore
Scoring by half: 55–29, 56–14
Han Chiang Indoor Stadium, Penang
December 30
South Korea113–58Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 50–30, 63–28
Han Chiang Indoor Stadium, Penang
December 30
Chinese Taipei107–68Singapore
Scoring by half: 60–18, 47–50
Han Chiang Indoor Stadium, Penang
December 31
Hong Kong59–85Singapore
Scoring by half: 31–34, 28–51
Han Chiang Indoor Stadium, Penang
December 31
Chinese Taipei80–89South Korea
Scoring by half: 41–43, 39–46
Han Chiang Indoor Stadium, Penang

Group D

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Malaysia330319188+1316
Iran321266221+455
India312286239+474
Sri Lanka303170393−2233
December 28
Sri Lanka53–140Malaysia
Scoring by half: 21–67, 32–73
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
December 28
Iran86–78India
Scoring by half: 36–35, 50–43
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
December 29
Malaysia92–58Iran
Scoring by half: 50–20, 42–38
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
December 30
India131–66Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 70–29, 60–37
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
December 31
Sri Lanka51–122Iran
Scoring by half: 29–43, 22–79
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
December 31
Malaysia87–77India
Scoring by half: 47–43, 40–34
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Final round

Classification 13th–15th

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Hong Kong220185156+294
Pakistan211172147+253
Sri Lanka202121175−542
January 2
Pakistan83–99Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 31–52, 52–47
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
January 3
Sri Lanka48–89Pakistan
Scoring by half: 32–46, 16–43
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
January 5
Hong Kong86–73Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 49–35, 37–38
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Classification 9th–12th

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Jordan330275178+976
India321299220+795
Indonesia312188278−904
Singapore303200286−863
January 2
Indonesia61–113India
Scoring by half: 41–52, 20–61
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
January 2
Jordan93–58Singapore
Scoring by half: 51–28, 42–30
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
January 3
Singapore65–70Indonesia
Scoring by half: 29–32, 36–38
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
January 3
India63–82Jordan
Scoring by half: 29–42, 34–40
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
January 5
Jordan100–57Indonesia
Scoring by half: 50–29, 50–28
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
January 5
Singapore77–123India
Scoring by half: 36–73, 41–50
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Classification 5th–8th

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Japan330225189+366
Chinese Taipei321269219+505
Thailand312211247−364
Iran303201251−503
January 2
Thailand62–70Japan
Scoring by half: 32–43, 30–27
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
January 2
Iran69–97Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 34–48, 35–49
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
January 3
Japan76–55Iran
Scoring by half: 33–23, 43–32
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
January 3
Chinese Taipei100–71Thailand
Scoring by half: 50–28, 50–43
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
January 5
Thailand78–77Iran
Scoring by half: 36–41, 42–36
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
January 5
Japan79–72Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 38–35, 41–37
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Championship

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Philippines330233209+246
South Korea321226213+135
China312224214+104
Malaysia303195242−473
January 2 19:30
China87–58Malaysia
Scoring by half: 41–27, 46–31
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
January 2 21:00
Philippines76–72South Korea
Scoring by half: 36–25, 40–47
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
January 3 19:30
South Korea74–65China
Scoring by half: 31–29, 43–36
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
January 3 21:00
Malaysia65–75Philippines
Scoring by half: 29–40, 36–35
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
January 5 19:30
South Korea80–72Malaysia
Scoring by half: 43–36, 37–36
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
January 5 21:00
China72–82Philippines
Scoring by half: 42–48, 30–34
Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Final standings

Qualified for the 1986 FIBA World Championship
RankTeamRecord
Philippines6–0
South Korea5–1
China3–2
4Malaysia3–3
5Japan5–1
6Chinese Taipei4–2
7Thailand2–3
8Iran2–4
9Jordan4–2
10India3–3
11Indonesia1–4
12Singapore1–5
13Hong Kong2–3
14Pakistan1–4
15Sri Lanka0–5

Awards

1985 Asian champions
Philippines Fifth title

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