The 2nd Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship was held from 24 November to 1 December in Surabaya, Indonesia. Matches were held at the Kertajaya Stadium which has a 5,000 seating capacity. Cambodia participated for the first time at the tournament.

Round robin

Qualified for the final and 1997 ABC Championship
Qualified for third place match
TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Philippines440415297+1188
Indonesia431340264+767
Malaysia422329278+516
Thailand422345295+506
Cambodia404205500−2954

Known matches

24 November 19:45
,
Malaysia81–95Philippines
Scoring by half: 49–41, 32–54
Pts: Morano 20
Kertajaya Stadium, Surabaya Attendance: 2,000
24 November
Indonesia122–49Cambodia
Kertajaya Stadium, Surabaya
25 November 17:00
Malaysia55–65Indonesia
Scoring by half: 34–31, 21–34
Kertajaya Stadium, Surabaya
25 November
Thailand129–56Cambodia
Kertajaya Stadium, Surabaya
26 November 17:00
Malaysia118–45Cambodia
Kertajaya Stadium, Surabaya
26 November 19:00
Philippines95–77Thailand
Kertajaya Stadium, Surabaya
27 November
Philippines131–55Cambodia
Scoring by half: 65–30, 66–25
Kertajaya Stadium, Surabaya
27 November
Indonesia69–66Thailand
Kertajaya Stadium, Surabaya Attendance: 2,000
28 November
Philippines94–84Indonesia
Kertajaya Stadium, Surabaya
28 November 19:00
Malaysia75–73Thailand
Kertajaya Stadium, Surabaya

Final round

Third place game

30 November
Thailand?–?Malaysia
Kertajaya Stadium, Surabaya

Final

1 December
,
Philippines81–88Indonesia
Kertajaya Stadium, Surabaya

Awards

1996 Southeast Asian champions
Indonesia First title