1987 ABC Championship
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The 1987 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men were held in Bangkok, Thailand.
Draw
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines Iran * Jordan India | South Korea Thailand Indonesia Macau | China Chinese Taipei Singapore Iraq | Malaysia Japan Hong Kong Bahrain |
* Withdrew
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2 | 2 | 0 | 184 | 170 | +14 | 4 |
| India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 168 | 159 | +9 | 3 |
| Jordan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 163 | 186 | −23 | 2 |
| November 14 17:30 |
| Philippines | 97–91 | Jordan |
| Scoring by half: 47–58, 50–33 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 17 17:30 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 19 19:00 |
| India | 79–87 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 39–38, 40–49 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 323 | 149 | +174 | 6 |
| Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 276 | 222 | +54 | 5 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 188 | 256 | −68 | 4 |
| Macau | 3 | 0 | 3 | 158 | 318 | −160 | 3 |
| November 14 16:00 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 15 16:00 |
| South Korea | 114–42 | Macau |
| Scoring by half: 56–17, 58–25 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 16 17:30 |
| Indonesia | 40–120 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 17–59, 23–61 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 17 14:30 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 17 19:00 |
| South Korea | 89–67 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 51–37, 38–30 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 19 16:00 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 289 | 213 | +76 | 6 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 | 287 | 239 | +48 | 5 |
| Iraq | 3 | 1 | 2 | 259 | 251 | +8 | 4 |
| Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 198 | 330 | −132 | 3 |
| November 15 14:30 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 15 19:00 |
| Chinese Taipei | 114–77 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 56–35, 58–42 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 16 16:00 |
| China | 85–73 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 37–39, 48–34 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 17 16:00 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 18 16:00 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 18 17:30 |
| Iraq | 77–100 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 38–43, 39–57 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
Group D
| November 14 19:00 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 15 17:30 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 16 19:00 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 18 14:30 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 18 19:00 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 19 17:30 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
Quarterfinal round
Group I
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 295 | 235 | +60 | 6 |
| Philippines | 3 | 2 | 1 | 289 | 277 | +12 | 5 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 261 | 254 | +7 | 4 |
| Thailand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 223 | 302 | −79 | 3 |
| November 21 17:30 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 21 19:00 |
| China | 97–94 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 55–42, 42–52 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 22 16:00 |
| Philippines | 97–94 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 53–46, 44–48 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 22 17:30 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 23 14:30 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 23 17:30 |
| Philippines | 98–86 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 52–44, 46–42 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
Group II
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 287 | 205 | +82 | 6 |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 223 | 221 | +2 | 5 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 242 | 246 | −4 | 4 |
| India | 3 | 0 | 3 | 206 | 286 | −80 | 3 |
| November 21 14:30 |
| South Korea | 85–52 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 40–31, 45–21 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 21 16:00 |
| India | 67–92 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 42–33, 25–59 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 22 14:30 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 22 19:00 |
| Chinese Taipei | 81–98 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 39–51, 42–47 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 23 16:00 |
| Japan | 81–69 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 34–24, 47–45 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 23 19:00 |
| South Korea | 104–72 | India |
| Scoring by half: 61–32, 43–40 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
Group III
| November 21 10:00 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 21 11:30 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 22 10:00 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 22 13:00 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 23 10:00 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 23 11:30 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
Group IV
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 147 | 145 | +2 | 3 | 1–1 / 1.014 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 133 | 0 | 3 | 1–1 / 1.000 |
| Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 139 | 141 | −2 | 3 | 1–1 / 0.986 |
| November 21 13:00 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 22 11:30 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 23 13:00 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
Classification 13th–15th
| Semifinals | 13th place | |||||
| November 24 | ||||||
| Hong Kong | ||||||
| November 25 | ||||||
| Bye | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 0 | |||||
| November 24 | ||||||
| Bahrain | 2 | |||||
| Bahrain | 103 | |||||
| Macau | 49 | |||||
Semifinals
| November 24 10:00 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
13th place
| November 25 16:00 |
| Hong Kong | 0–2 | Bahrain |
| Game abandoned in the first half with Bahrain leading 26–20 after Hong Kong walked off the court to protest the officiating; Bahrain were awarded the game on forfeit. |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
Classification 9th–12th
| Semifinals | 9th place | |||||
| November 24 | ||||||
| Jordan | 108 | |||||
| November 25 | ||||||
| Indonesia | 65 | |||||
| Jordan | 65 | |||||
| November 24 | ||||||
| Iraq | 92 | |||||
| Singapore | 59 | |||||
| Iraq | 114 | |||||
| 11th place | ||||||
| November 25 | ||||||
| Indonesia | 73 | |||||
| Singapore | 75 |
Semifinals
| November 24 11:30 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 24 13:00 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
11th place
| November 25 17:30 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
9th place
| November 25 19:00 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
Classification 5th–8th
| Semifinals | 5th place | |||||
| November 24 | ||||||
| Malaysia | 84 | |||||
| November 26 | ||||||
| India | 85 | |||||
| India | 59 | |||||
| November 24 | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 79 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 89 | |||||
| Thailand | 76 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| November 26 | ||||||
| Malaysia | 90 | |||||
| Thailand | 68 |
Semifinals
| November 24 14:30 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 24 16:00 |
| Chinese Taipei | 89–76 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 47–46, 42–30 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
7th place
| November 26 17:30 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
5th place
| November 26 19:00 |
| India | 59–79 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 26–49, 33–30 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
Final round
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| November 24 | ||||||
| China | 85 | |||||
| November 27 | ||||||
| Japan | 69 | |||||
| China (OT) | 86 | |||||
| November 24 | ||||||
| South Korea | 79 | |||||
| South Korea | 105 | |||||
| Philippines | 88 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| November 27 | ||||||
| Japan | 89 | |||||
| Philippines | 75 |
Semifinals
| November 24 17:30 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
| November 24 19:00 |
| South Korea | 105–88 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 49–30, 56–58 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
3rd place
| November 27 16:45 |
| Japan | 89–75 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 46–32, 43–43 | ||
| Pts: Ikeuchi 19 | Pts: Magsanoc 18 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
Final
| November 27 17:30 |
| China | 86–79 (OT) | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 42–36, 34–40 Overtime: 10–3 | ||
| Pts: Wang L.B. 26 | Pts: Lee C.H., Hur J. 33 |
| National Gymnasium, Bangkok |
Final standings
| Qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| China | 8–0 | |
| South Korea | 7–1 | |
| Japan | 6–2 | |
| 4 | Philippines | 4–3 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 5–3 |
| 6 | India | 2–5 |
| 7 | Malaysia | 4–4 |
| 8 | Thailand | 2–6 |
| 9 | Iraq | 5–3 |
| 10 | Jordan | 3–3 |
| 11 | Singapore | 2–5 |
| 12 | Indonesia | 2–4 |
| 13 | Bahrain | 4–3 |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 1–6 |
| 15 | Macau | 0–7 |
Awards
| 1987 Asian champions |
|---|
| China Sixth title |
- Most Valuable Player: South Korea Lee Chung-Hee
- All-Star Team: China Zhang Bin China Sun Fengwu South Korea Hur Jae South Korea Lee Chung-Hee Philippines Alvin Patrimonio