The 1987 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men were held in Bangkok, Thailand.

1987 FIBA Asia Cup
14th Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
DatesNovember 14–27
Teams15
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions China (6th title)
Tournament statistics
MVPSouth Korea Lee Chung-Hee
1985
1989

Draw

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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

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Group A

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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
November 17
17:30
Jordan   72–89   India
Scoring by half: 29–37, 43–52
November 19
19:00
India   79–87   Philippines
Scoring by half: 39–38, 40–49

Group B

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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
Thailand   85–68   Indonesia
Scoring by half: 48–35, 37–33
November 15
16:00
South Korea   114–42   Macau
Scoring by half: 56–17, 58–25
November 16
17:30
Indonesia   40–120   South Korea
Scoring by half: 17–59, 23–61
November 17
14:30
Macau   51–80   Indonesia
Scoring by half: 19–50, 32–30
November 17
19:00
South Korea   89–67   Thailand
Scoring by half: 51–37, 38–30
November 19
16:00
Thailand   124–65   Macau
Scoring by half: 64–29, 60–36

Group C

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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
Iraq   84–86   China
Scoring by half: 42–42, 42–44
November 15
19:00
Chinese Taipei   114–77   Singapore
Scoring by half: 56–35, 58–42
November 16
16:00
China   85–73   Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 37–39, 48–34
November 17
16:00
Singapore   65–98   Iraq
Scoring by half: 37–51, 28–47
November 18
16:00
China   118–56   Singapore
Scoring by half: 61–30, 57–26
November 18
17:30
Iraq   77–100   Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 38–43, 39–57

Group D

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Japan 3 3 0 277 191 +86 6
  Malaysia 3 2 1 255 208 +47 5
  Bahrain 3 1 2 191 229 −38 4
  Hong Kong 3 0 3 210 305 −95 3
November 14
19:00
Malaysia   118–81   Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 60–40, 58–41
November 15
17:30
Japan   94–60   Bahrain
Scoring by half: 52–32, 42–28
November 16
19:00
Bahrain   79–68   Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 47–32, 32–36
November 18
14:30
Hong Kong   61–108   Japan
Scoring by half: 26–54, 35–54
November 18
19:00
Bahrain   52–67   Malaysia
Scoring by half: 38–31, 29–21
November 19
17:30
Japan   75–70   Malaysia
Scoring by half: 46–35, 29–35

Quarterfinal round

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Group I

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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
Malaysia   95–68   Thailand
Scoring by half: 49–34, 46–34
November 21
19:00
China   97–94   Philippines
Scoring by half: 55–42, 42–52
November 22
16:00
Philippines   97–94   Malaysia
Scoring by half: 53–46, 44–48
November 22
17:30
Thailand   69–109   China
Scoring by half: 32–63, 37–46
November 23
14:30
China   89–72   Malaysia
Scoring by half: 42–38, 47–34
November 23
17:30
Philippines   98–86   Thailand
Scoring by half: 52–44, 46–42

Group II

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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
November 21
16:00
India   67–92   Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 42–33, 25–59
November 22
14:30
Japan   90–67   India
Scoring by half: 42–32, 48–35
November 22
19:00
Chinese Taipei   81–98   South Korea
Scoring by half: 39–51, 42–47
November 23
16:00
Japan   81–69   Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 34–24, 47–45
November 23
19:00
South Korea   104–72   India
Scoring by half: 61–32, 43–40

Group III

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Jordan 3 3 0 327 224 +103 6
  Iraq 3 2 1 350 227 +123 5
  Hong Kong 3 1 2 299 302 −3 4
  Macau 3 0 3 208 431 −223 3
November 21
10:00
Hong Kong   135–76   Macau
Scoring by half: 61–30, 74–46
November 21
11:30
Iraq   76–79   Jordan
Scoring by half: 38–38, 38–41
November 22
10:00
Macau   69–136   Iraq
Scoring by half: 29–67, 40–69
November 22
13:00
Jordan   88–85   Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 46–37, 42–48
November 23
10:00
Iraq   138–79   Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 72–43, 66–36
November 23
11:30
Jordan   160–63   Macau
Scoring by half: 70–36, 90–27

Group IV

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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
Indonesia   63–64   Bahrain
Scoring by half: 24–38, 39–26
November 22
11:30
Bahrain   75–78   Singapore
Scoring by half: 34–49, 41–29
November 23
13:00
Indonesia   70–69   Singapore
Scoring by half: 46–33, 24–36

Classification 13th–15th

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Semifinals13th place
 
      
 
November 24
 
 
  Hong Kong 
 
November 25
 
Bye 
 
  Hong Kong0
 
November 24
 
  Bahrain2
 
  Bahrain103
 
 
  Macau49
 

Semifinals

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November 24
10:00
Bahrain   103–49   Macau
Scoring by half: 55–34, 48–15

13th place

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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.

Classification 9th–12th

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Semifinals9th place
 
      
 
November 24
 
 
  Jordan108
 
November 25
 
  Indonesia65
 
  Jordan65
 
November 24
 
  Iraq92
 
  Singapore59
 
 
  Iraq114
 
11th place
 
 
November 25
 
 
  Indonesia73
 
 
  Singapore75

Semifinals

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November 24
11:30
Jordan   108–65   Indonesia
Scoring by half: 54–32, 54–33
November 24
13:00
Singapore   59–114   Iraq
Scoring by half: 25–60, 34–54

11th place

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November 25
17:30
Indonesia   73–75   Singapore
Scoring by half: 46–50, 27–25

9th place

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November 25
19:00
Jordan   65–92   Iraq
Scoring by half: 32–39, 33–53

Classification 5th–8th

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Semifinals5th place
 
      
 
November 24
 
 
  Malaysia84
 
November 26
 
  India85
 
  India59
 
November 24
 
  Chinese Taipei79
 
  Chinese Taipei89
 
 
  Thailand76
 
7th place
 
 
November 26
 
 
  Malaysia90
 
 
  Thailand68

Semifinals

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November 24
14:30
Malaysia   84–85   India
Scoring by half: 52–44, 32–41
November 24
16:00
Chinese Taipei   89–76   Thailand
Scoring by half: 47–46, 42–30

7th place

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November 26
17:30
Malaysia   90–68   Thailand
Scoring by half: 46–35, 44–33

5th place

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November 26
19:00
India   59–79   Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 26–49, 33–30

Final round

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
November 24
 
 
  China85
 
November 27
 
  Japan69
 
  China (OT)86
 
November 24
 
  South Korea79
 
  South Korea105
 
 
  Philippines88
 
3rd place
 
 
November 27
 
 
  Japan89
 
 
  Philippines75

Semifinals

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November 24
17:30
China   85–69   Japan
Scoring by half: 41–36, 44–33
November 24
19:00
South Korea   105–88   Philippines
Scoring by half: 49–30, 56–58

3rd place

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November 27
16:45
Japan   89–75   Philippines
Scoring by half: 46–32, 43–43
Pts: Ikeuchi 19 Pts: Magsanoc 18

Final

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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

Final standing

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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

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 1987 Asian champions 
 
China
Sixth title

References

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