1997 ABC Championship
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The 1997 Men's Asian Basketball Confederation Championship was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Qualification
According to the FIBA Asia rules, each zone had two places, and the hosts (Saudi Arabia) and the best 5 teams of the previous Asian Championship were automatically qualified.
| East Asia (4+2) | Gulf (1+2) | Middle Asia (1+2) | Southeast Asia (2) | West Asia (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Saudi Arabia | Kazakhstan | Indonesia | Iran |
| South Korea | United Arab Emirates | India | Philippines | Jordan |
| Japan | Bahrain | Bangladesh | ||
| Chinese Taipei | ||||
| Hong Kong | ||||
| TBD |
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 280 | 198 | +82 | 6 |
| Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 215 | 242 | −27 | 5 |
| Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 214 | −17 | 4 |
| Philippines | 3 | 0 | 3 | 216 | 254 | −38 | 3 |
| September 11 |
| September 11 |
| Iran | 77–76 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 35–38, 42–38 |
| September 12 |
| China | 107–72 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 57–27, 50–45 |
| September 12 |
| September 13 |
| September 13 |
| Philippines | 68–70 | Bahrain |
| Scoring by half: 38–38, 30–32 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 326 | 196 | +130 | 6 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2 | 1 | 262 | 180 | +82 | 5 |
| India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 257 | 237 | +20 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 152 | 384 | −232 | 3 |
| September 11 |
| South Korea | 153–55 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by half: 82–34, 71–21 |
| September 11 |
| United Arab Emirates | 82–65 | India |
| Scoring by half: 44–27, 38–38 |
| September 12 |
| India | 69–100 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 35–59, 34–41 |
| September 12 |
| Bangladesh | 42–108 | United Arab Emirates |
| Scoring by half: 25–48, 17–60 |
| September 13 |
| India | 123–55 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by half: 57–33, 66–22 |
| September 13 |
| South Korea | 73–72 | United Arab Emirates |
| Scoring by half: 44–37, 29–35 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 165 | 129 | +36 | 4 |
| Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 163 | 139 | +24 | 3 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 176 | −60 | 2 |
| September 11 |
| Saudi Arabia | 84–58 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 44–26, 40–32 |
| September 12 |
| September 13 |
| Japan | 71–81 | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by half: 31–40, 40–41 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 205 | 168 | +37 | 6 |
| Jordan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 197 | 184 | +13 | 5 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 226 | 203 | +23 | 4 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 249 | −73 | 3 |
| September 11 |
| Jordan | 66–65 (OT) | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by half: 24–30, 33–27 Overtime: 9–8 |
| September 11 |
| Chinese Taipei | 75–50 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by half: 36–24, 39–26 |
| September 12 |
| Jordan | 60–68 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 29–38, 31–30 |
| September 12 |
| Indonesia | 75–103 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by half: 34–53, 41–50 |
| September 13 |
| September 13 |
| Chinese Taipei | 62–58 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by half: 29–33, 33–25 |
Quarterfinal round
Group I
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 263 | 178 | +85 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 223 | 220 | +3 | 5 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 207 | 232 | −25 | 4 |
| Jordan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 243 | −63 | 3 |
| September 15 |
| September 15 |
| Saudi Arabia | 90–76 | United Arab Emirates |
| Scoring by half: 39–36, 51–40 |
| September 16 |
| United Arab Emirates | 54–83 | China |
| Scoring by half: 25–42, 29–41 |
| September 16 |
| Jordan | 59–71 | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by half: 26–44, 33–27 |
| September 17 |
| United Arab Emirates | 77–59 | Jordan |
| Scoring by half: 37–28, 40–31 |
| September 17 |
| China | 85–62 | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by half: 52–27, 33–35 |
Group II
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 265 | 251 | +14 | 5 | 1–0 |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 282 | 245 | +37 | 5 | 0–1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 217 | 235 | −18 | 4 | 1–0 |
| Iran | 3 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 266 | −33 | 4 | 0–1 |
| September 15 |
| Iran | 54–72 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 19–29, 35–43 |
| September 15 |
| Japan | 89–83 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 38–38, 51–45 |
| September 16 |
| South Korea | 103–85 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 50–44, 53–41 |
| September 16 |
| Chinese Taipei | 74–85 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 39–42, 35–43 |
| September 17 |
| September 17 |
| South Korea | 96–71 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 53–34, 43–37 |
Group III
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 264 | 176 | +88 | 6 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 266 | 186 | +80 | 5 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 236 | 223 | +13 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 318 | −181 | 3 |
| September 15 |
| September 15 |
| Hong Kong | 95–60 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by half: 51–26, 44–34 |
| September 16 |
| Bangladesh | 39–109 | Bahrain |
| Scoring by half: 21–58, 18–51 |
| September 16 |
| September 17 |
| Indonesia | 114–38 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by half: 58–22, 56–16 |
| September 17 |
Group IV
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2 | 2 | 0 | 173 | 143 | +30 | 4 |
| India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 156 | 172 | −16 | 3 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 157 | 171 | −14 | 2 |
| September 15 |
| Philippines | 84–74 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by half: 37–41, 47–33 |
| September 16 |
| India | 69–89 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 25–45, 44–44 |
| September 17 |
| Kazakhstan | 83–87 | India |
| Scoring by half: 42–46, 41–41 |
Classification 5th–14th
13th place
| September 18 |
| Hong Kong | 68–100 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by half: 35–43, 33–57 |
11th place
| September 18 |
9th place
| September 18 |
| Bahrain | 79–84 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 41–46, 38–38 |
7th place
| September 19 |
5th place
| September 19 |
| United Arab Emirates | 78–62 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 35–27, 43–35 |
Final round
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| September 18 | ||||||
| China | 72 | |||||
| September 19 | ||||||
| South Korea | 86 | |||||
| South Korea | 78 | |||||
| September 18 | ||||||
| Japan | 76 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 92 | |||||
| Japan | 108 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| September 19 | ||||||
| China | 94 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 68 |
Semifinals
| September 18 |
| China | 72–86 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 42–36, 30–50 |
| September 18 |
| Saudi Arabia | 92–108 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 43–51, 49–57 |
3rd place
| September 19 |
| Saudi Arabia | 68–94 | China |
| Scoring by half: 30–48, 38–46 |
Final
| September 19 |
| South Korea | 78–76 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 41–44, 37–32 |
Final standings
| Qualified for the 1998 FIBA World Championship |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 7–1 | |
| Japan | 4–3 | |
| China | 7–1 | |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 4–3 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 4–3 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 4–3 |
| 7 | Jordan | 3–4 |
| 8 | Iran | 3–4 |
| 9 | Philippines | 3–3 |
| 10 | Bahrain | 4–3 |
| 11 | India | 3–3 |
| 12 | Indonesia | 2–5 |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 2–4 |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 1–5 |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 0–6 |
Awards
| 1997 Asian champions |
|---|
| South Korea Second title |
- Most Valuable Player: South Korea Chun Hee-Chul
- Best Scorer: Bahrain Abdulmajeed Ali
- Best Playmaker: South Korea Kang Dong-Hee
- Best 3-Pointer: Kazakhstan Alexey Yeropkin
- Best Coach: South Korea Kim Dong-Kwang
- Sportsmanship Award: Philippines Romel Adducul