1985 FIBA Asia Championship
13th Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
DatesDecember 28 – January 5
Teams15
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Philippines (5th title)
Tournament statistics
MVPPhilippines Allan Caidic
← 1983
1987 →

The 1985 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men was held from December 28, 1985, to January 5, 1986, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  China 2 2 0 257 103 +154 4 Advanced to the final round
2  Thailand 2 1 1 171 190 −19 3 Qualified to 5th–8th place playoffs
3  Indonesia 2 0 2 102 237 −135 2 Qualified to 9th–12th place playoffs
Source: FIBA Archive
Rules for classification: a) Points, b) Head-to-head record, c) Win–loss record, d) Quotient system
December 29
Indonesia  31–138  China
Scoring by half: 14–58, 17–80
December 30
Thailand  99–71  Indonesia
Scoring by half: 42–37, 57–34
December 31
China  119–72  Thailand
Scoring by half: 59–39, 60–33

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Philippines 3 3 0 268 191 +77 6
 Japan 3 2 1 244 236 +8 5
 Jordan 3 1 2 253 228 +25 4
 Pakistan 3 0 3 184 294 −110 3
December 29
Japan  91–69  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 43–36, 48–33
Indera Mulia Stadium, Ipoh
December 29
Philippines  81–70  Jordan
Scoring by half: 43–24, 38–46
Indera Mulia Stadium, Ipoh
December 30
Jordan  80–83  Japan
Scoring by half: 39–47, 41–36
Indera Mulia Stadium, Ipoh
December 30
Pakistan  51–100  Philippines
Scoring by half: 30–45, 21–55
Indera Mulia Stadium, Ipoh
December 31
Jordan  103–64  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 46–39, 57–25
Indera Mulia Stadium, Ipoh
December 31
Philippines  87–70  Japan
Scoring by half: 47–32, 40–38
Indera Mulia Stadium, Ipoh

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 South Korea 3 3 0 313 181 +132 6
 Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 295 232 +63 5
 Singapore 3 1 2 196 277 −81 4
 Hong Kong 3 0 3 192 306 −114 3
December 29
Chinese Taipei  108–75  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 51–48, 57–27
December 29
South Korea  111–43  Singapore
Scoring by half: 55–29, 56–14
December 30
South Korea  113–58  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 50–30, 63–28
December 30
Chinese Taipei  107–68  Singapore
Scoring by half: 60–18, 47–50
December 31
Hong Kong  59–85  Singapore
Scoring by half: 31–34, 28–51
December 31
Chinese Taipei  80–89  South Korea
Scoring by half: 41–43, 39–46

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Malaysia 3 3 0 319 188 +131 6
 Iran 3 2 1 266 221 +45 5
 India 3 1 2 286 239 +47 4
 Sri Lanka 3 0 3 170 393 −223 3
December 28
Sri Lanka  53–140  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 21–67, 32–73
December 28
Iran  86–78  India
Scoring by half: 36–35, 50–43
December 29
Malaysia  92–58  Iran
Scoring by half: 50–20, 42–38
December 30
India  131–66  Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 70–29, 60–37
December 31
Sri Lanka  51–122  Iran
Scoring by half: 29–43, 22–79
December 31
Malaysia  87–77  India
Scoring by half: 47–43, 40–34

Final round

Classification 13th–15th

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Hong Kong 2 2 0 185 156 +29 4
 Pakistan 2 1 1 172 147 +25 3
 Sri Lanka 2 0 2 121 175 −54 2
January 2
Pakistan  83–99  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 31–52, 52–47
January 3
Sri Lanka  48–89  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 32–46, 16–43
January 5
Hong Kong  86–73  Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 49–35, 37–38

Classification 9th–12th

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Jordan 3 3 0 275 178 +97 6
 India 3 2 1 299 220 +79 5
 Indonesia 3 1 2 188 278 −90 4
 Singapore 3 0 3 200 286 −86 3
January 2
Indonesia  61–113  India
Scoring by half: 41–52, 20–61
January 2
Jordan  93–58  Singapore
Scoring by half: 51–28, 42–30
January 3
Singapore  65–70  Indonesia
Scoring by half: 29–32, 36–38
January 3
India  63–82  Jordan
Scoring by half: 29–42, 34–40
January 5
Jordan  100–57  Indonesia
Scoring by half: 50–29, 50–28
January 5
Singapore  77–123  India
Scoring by half: 36–73, 41–50

Classification 5th–8th

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 225 189 +36 6
 Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 269 219 +50 5
 Thailand 3 1 2 211 247 −36 4
 Iran 3 0 3 201 251 −50 3
January 2
Thailand  62–70  Japan
Scoring by half: 32–43, 30–27
January 2
Iran  69–97  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 34–48, 35–49
January 3
Japan  76–55  Iran
Scoring by half: 33–23, 43–32
January 3
Chinese Taipei  100–71  Thailand
Scoring by half: 50–28, 50–43
January 5
Thailand  78–77  Iran
Scoring by half: 36–41, 42–36
January 5
Japan  79–72  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 38–35, 41–37

Championship

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Philippines 3 3 0 233 209 +24 6
 South Korea 3 2 1 226 213 +13 5
 China 3 1 2 224 214 +10 4
 Malaysia 3 0 3 195 242 −47 3
January 2
19:30
China  87–58  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 41–27, 46–31
January 2
21:00
Philippines  76–72  South Korea
Scoring by half: 36–25, 40–47
January 3
19:30
South Korea  74–65  China
Scoring by half: 31–29, 43–36
January 3
21:00
Malaysia  65–75  Philippines
Scoring by half: 29–40, 36–35
January 5
19:30
South Korea  80–72  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 43–36, 37–36
January 5
21:00
China  72–82  Philippines
Scoring by half: 42–48, 30–34

Final standing

Qualified for the 1986 FIBA World Championship
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Philippines 6–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Korea 5–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  China 3–2
4  Malaysia 3–3
5  Japan 5–1
6  Chinese Taipei 4–2
7  Thailand 2–3
8  Iran 2–4
9  Jordan 4–2
10  India 3–3
11  Indonesia 1–4
12  Singapore 1–5
13  Hong Kong 2–3
14  Pakistan 1–4
15  Sri Lanka 0–5

Awards

 1985 Asian champions 

Philippines
Fifth title

References

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

External links

FIBA Asia Cup
International men's basketball
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