# Basketball at the 1978 Asian Games

Basketball was one of the 20 sports disciplines held in the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. China won their 1st title by beating last edition's finalist South Korea in the championship match. The games were held from December 9 to 20, 1978.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men details | China Chen Kai He Juhua Huang Pinjie Kuang Lubin Liu Jizeng Mu Tiezhu Wang Deli Wang Zongxing Xing Weining Zhang Mingshu Zhang Weiping | South Korea Cho Myung-soo Choi Bu-young Ha Dong-gi Hwang Yu-ha Kim Dong-kwang Kim Hyung-nyun Lee Chung-hee Lee Moon-kyu Lee Soo-gi Park In-kyu Park Soo-kyo Shin Sun-woo | North Korea An Gwang-gyun Ja Myung-sam Jo Nae-un Kim Jin-geun Kim Mu-myong Kim Myung-jun O Heung-ryong O Tung-sik Ri Eui-chol Ri Geun-gwan Ri Jung-bok So Won-bae |
| Women details | South Korea Cho Eun-ja Cho Young-ran Choi Seung-hee Chun Kyung-suk Hong He-ran Hong Young-soon Jung Hee-sook Jung Mi-ra Kang Hyun-suk Lee Hyang-ju Park Chan-sook Song Keum-soon | China Fan Guilan Fan Huifang Jiao Li Luo Xuelian Peng Nian Song Xiaobo Sun Ruiyun Yu Aifeng Zhang Lijun Zhang Mingxiang Zhao Aili | Japan Hiromi Amano Keiko Araki Mieko Fukui Setsuko Hashizume Rieko Itani Tomoko Iwasaki Hiroko Nakagawa Chiemi Sato Kazuko Sato Tomoko Shibukawa Kanoko Suzuki Noriko Suzuki |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |

## Results
### Men
#### Preliminary round
##### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 427 | 293 | +134 | 8 | Final round |
| 2 | Philippines | 4 | 3 | 1 | 347 | 296 | +51 | 7 | Final round |
| 3 | Pakistan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 337 | 323 | +14 | 6 | Classification 7th–14th |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 269 | 313 | −44 | 5 | Classification 7th–14th |
| 5 | Bahrain | 4 | 0 | 4 | 221 | 376 | −155 | 4 | Classification 7th–14th |
* 9 December
| Philippines | 85–79 | Pakistan |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 9 December
| Saudi Arabia | 69–45 | Bahrain |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 10 December
| South Korea | 101–70 | Saudi Arabia |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 10 December
| Philippines | 97–49 | Bahrain |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 11 December
| Pakistan | 86–74 | Bahrain |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 11 December
| Philippines | 78–95 | South Korea |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 12 December
| Saudi Arabia | 73–87 | Philippines |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 12 December
| South Korea | 107–92 | Pakistan |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 13 December
| Pakistan | 80–57 | Saudi Arabia |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 13 December
| South Korea | 124–53 | Bahrain |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok

##### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 425 | 251 | +174 | 8 | Final round |
| 2 | Japan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 415 | 272 | +143 | 7 | Final round |
| 3 | Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 413 | 275 | +138 | 6 | Classification 7th–14th |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 4 | 1 | 3 | 325 | 367 | −42 | 5 | Classification 7th–14th |
| 5 | Qatar | 4 | 0 | 4 | 163 | 576 | −413 | 4 | Classification 7th–14th |
* 9 December
| Hong Kong | 113–50 | Qatar |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 9 December
| Japan | 88–73 | Malaysia |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 10 December
| Japan | 149–40 | Qatar |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 10 December
| North Korea | 74–63 | Malaysia |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 11 December
| North Korea | 151–36 | Qatar |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 11 December
| Japan | 103–59 | Hong Kong |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 12 December
| Malaysia | 114–76 | Hong Kong |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 12 December
| Japan | 75–100 | North Korea |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 13 December
| North Korea | 100–77 | Hong Kong |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 13 December
| Malaysia | 163–37 | Qatar |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok

##### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 315 | 157 | +158 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 203 | 264 | −61 | 5 | Final round |
| 3 | Iraq | 3 | 1 | 2 | 206 | 237 | −31 | 4 | Classification 7th–14th |
| 4 | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 3 | 179 | 245 | −66 | 3 | Classification 7th–14th |
* 9 December
| China | 88–57 | Kuwait |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 10 December
| Iraq | 84–55 | Kuwait |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 11 December
| China | 104–48 | Iraq |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 11 December
| Thailand | 73–67 | Kuwait |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 12 December
| Thailand | 78–74 | Iraq |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 13 December
| China | 123–52 | Thailand |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok

#### Classification 7th–14th

* The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the classification round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
| 1 | Malaysia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | Iraq | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Kuwait | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Bahrain | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Qatar | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
* 14 December
| Kuwait | 112–33 | Qatar |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 14 December
| Pakistan | 88–101 | Malaysia |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 14 December
| Iraq | vs. | Hong Kong |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 15 December
| Iraq | 140–38 | Qatar |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 15 December
| Saudi Arabia | 69–71 | Hong Kong |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 15 December
| Pakistan | 82–80 | Kuwait |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 15 December
| Malaysia | vs. | Bahrain |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 16 December
| Hong Kong | 101–64 | Bahrain |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 16 December
| Saudi Arabia | 59–61 | Kuwait |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 16 December
| Pakistan | 86–80 | Iraq |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 17 December
| Malaysia | vs. | Iraq |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 17 December
| Kuwait | vs. | Bahrain |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 17 December
| Saudi Arabia | vs. | Qatar |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 18 December
| Kuwait | 91–77 | Hong Kong |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 18 December
| Iraq | 93–52 | Bahrain |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 18 December
| Pakistan | 150–63 | Qatar |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 18 December
| Malaysia | 94–88 | Saudi Arabia |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 19 December
| Malaysia | 85–66 | Kuwait |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 19 December
| Iraq | 89–64 | Saudi Arabia |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 19 December
| Pakistan | vs. | Hong Kong |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 19 December
| Bahrain | vs. | Qatar |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok

#### Final round

* The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the final round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
| 1 | China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | North Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Philippines | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Thailand | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
* 14 December
| China | 95–76 | Japan |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 14 December
| Philippines | vs. | Thailand |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 15 December
| South Korea | 85–76 | Japan |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 15 December
| North Korea | 86–71 | Philippines |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 16 December
| South Korea | 2–0 | North Korea |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 16 December
| China | vs. | Philippines |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 17 December
| North Korea | 108–66 | Thailand |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 17 December
| Japan | vs. | Philippines |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 18 December
| South Korea | 108–66 | Thailand |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 18 December
| North Korea | 80–115 | China |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 19 December
| Japan | 92–68 | Thailand |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 19 December
| South Korea | 71–91 | China |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok

#### Final standing

| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
| | China | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| | South Korea | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| | North Korea | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Japan | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Philippines | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Thailand | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Malaysia | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Iraq | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 10 | Kuwait | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | Hong Kong | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | Bahrain | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 14 | Qatar | 9 | 0 | 9 |

### Women

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
| 1 | South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | China | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Thailand | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
* 10 December
| Thailand | 61–53 | Malaysia |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 11 December
| Japan | 49–67 | China |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 12 December
| Malaysia | 20–106 | South Korea |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 13 December
| China | 123–52 | Thailand |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 14 December
| South Korea | 63–48 | Japan |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 15 December
| China | vs. | Malaysia |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 16 December
| Thailand | 49–97 | South Korea |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 17 December
| Japan | 85–29 | Malaysia |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 18 December
| Japan | vs. | Thailand |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 19 December
| South Korea | 77–68 | China |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok

#### Final standing

| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
| | South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| | China | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| | Japan | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Thailand | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 4 |