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1997 ABC Championship

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1997 FIBA Asia Cup
19th Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
DatesSeptember 11–19
Teams15
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
MVPSouth Korea Chun Hee-Chul
1995
1999

The 1997 Men's Asian Basketball Confederation Championship was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Qualification

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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

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Group A

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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
China  74–60  Bahrain
Scoring by half: 35–42, 39–18
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
Bahrain  67–72  Iran
Scoring by half: 37–38, 30–34
September 13
China  99–66  Iran
Scoring by half: 52–34, 47–32
September 13
Philippines  68–70  Bahrain
Scoring by half: 38–38, 30–32

Group B

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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

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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
Hong Kong  58–92  Japan
Scoring by half: 20–49, 38–43
September 13
Japan  71–81  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: 31–40, 40–41

Group D

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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
Jordan  71–51  Indonesia
Scoring by half: 32–22, 39–29
September 13
Chinese Taipei  62–58  Kazakhstan
Scoring by half: 29–33, 33–25

Quarterfinal round

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Group I

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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
China  95–62  Jordan
Scoring by half: 53–26, 42–36
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

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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
Iran  94–91  Japan
Scoring by half: 44–40, 50–51
September 17
South Korea  96–71  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 53–34, 43–37

Group III

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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
Bahrain  76–68  Indonesia
Scoring by half: 42–28, 34–40
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
Indonesia  84–72  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 43–49, 41–23
September 17
Indonesia  114–38  Bangladesh
Scoring by half: 58–22, 56–16
September 17
Bahrain  79–69  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 48–41, 31–28

Group IV

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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

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13th place

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September 18
Hong Kong  68–100  Kazakhstan
Scoring by half: 35–43, 33–57

11th place

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September 18
Indonesia  0–20  India
Walkover

9th place

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September 18
Bahrain  79–84  Philippines
Scoring by half: 41–46, 38–38

7th place

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September 19
Jordan  71–62  Iran
Scoring by half: 36–22, 35–40

5th place

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September 19
United Arab Emirates  78–62  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 35–27, 43–35

Final round

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
September 18
 
 
 China72
 
September 19
 
 South Korea86
 
 South Korea78
 
September 18
 
 Japan76
 
 Saudi Arabia92
 
 
 Japan108
 
3rd place
 
 
September 19
 
 
 China94
 
 
 Saudi Arabia68

Semifinals

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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

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September 19
Saudi Arabia  68–94  China
Scoring by half: 30–48, 38–46

Final

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September 19
South Korea  78–76  Japan
Scoring by half: 41–44, 37–32

Final standing

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Qualified for the 1998 FIBA World Championship
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Korea 7–1
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan 4–3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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

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 1997 Asian champions 

South Korea
Second title

References

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  1. ^ Florian Wanninger (2002), FIBA 1930-2001 Results, FIBA, ISBN 978-3897018365
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