# 2013 FIBA Asia Championship Group A

Group A of the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship took place from 1 to 3 August 2013. This is the preliminary round of the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship, with the three teams with the best records (Chinese Taipei, the Philippines and Jordan) advancing to 2013 FIBA Asia Championship Group E. Saudi Arabia, the last placed team, was relegated to the 13th–15th classification round.
All games were played at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines.

## Summary

On the first day, Chinese Taipei defeated Jordan in a close match; meanwhile, the Philippines expectedly won against Saudi Arabia, but on a closer-than-expected winning margin. The next day, the Taiwanese blew out Saudi Arabia on their second match, while the Philippines outlasted Jordan in the final minutes to win. In a game that is colored by the killing of the Philippine Coast Guard to a Taiwanese fisherman at the waters near Batanes, and the subsequent withdrawal of invitation from the 2013 William Jones Cup by Taiwanese to the Philippines, which were defending champions, Chinese Taipei banked on Lu Cheng-ju and Lin Chih-chieh to defeat the Filipinos to win the group. In a virtual elimination game, the Jordanians won by 16 points to eliminate the Saudi Arabians.

## Standings

* Qualified for the Second Round Group E
* Relegated to 13th–15th Classification
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 265 | 233 | +32 | 6 |
| Philippines | 3 | 2 | 1 | 234 | 221 | +13 | 5 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 221 | 215 | +6 | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 231 | −51 | 3 |
All times are local (UTC+8).

## August 1
### Jordan vs. Chinese Taipei

* 1 August 2013 13:15
* Report
| Jordan | 87–91 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 21–15, 26–24, 20–26 |||
| Pts: Baxter 30 Rebs: Baxter, Alhamarsheh 6 Asts: three players 4 | | Pts: Lin C.C. 27 Rebs: Davis 11 Asts: Lin C.C. 5 |
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: Atanu Banerjee (IND), Toru Katayose (JPN), Arsen Andryushkin (KAZ)

### Saudi Arabia vs. Philippines

* 1 August 2013 20:30
* Report
| Saudi Arabia | 66–78 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 12–21, 18–22, 20–21 |||
| Pts: M. Al-Muwallad 18 Rebs: Mo. Al-Marwani 12 Asts: four players 2 | | Pts: Tenorio, Fonacier 12 Rebs: Douthit 11 Asts: Tenorio 6 |
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRN), Cheung Kwok Shun Andy (HKG), Thongchai Thaweewutsophon (THA)

## August 2
### Chinese Taipei vs. Saudi Arabia

* 2 August 2013 13:15
* Report
| Chinese Taipei | 90–67 | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 17–20, 17–12, 25–21 |||
| Pts: Lu C.J. 25 Rebs: Davis 10 Asts: Chen S.C. 5 | | Pts: A. Al-Muwallad 15 Rebs: Mo. Al-Marwani 10 Asts: 3 players 1 |
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

### Jordan vs. Philippines

* 2 August 2013 20:30
* Report
| Jordan | 71–77 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 18–17, 9–24, 24–20 |||
| Pts: Hadrab 19 Rebs: Hussein 9 Asts: Abdeen 4 | | Pts: Chan 17 Rebs: Douthit 9 Asts: Tenorio, Norwood 4 |
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Wang Mei (CHN)

## August 3
### Philippines vs. Chinese Taipei

* 3 August 2013 20:30
* Report
| Philippines | 79–84 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–30, 24–12, 25–13, 11–29 |||
| Pts: Fonacier 21 Rebs: Douthit 10 Asts: William, Alapag 4 | | Pts: Lu C.J. 22 Rebs: Davis 10 Asts: Lin C.C. 12 |
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Arsen Andryushkin (KAZ), Chong Yun Aun (MAS)

### Saudi Arabia vs. Jordan

* 3 August 2013 22:30
* Report
| Saudi Arabia | 47–63 | Jordan |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 16–8, 11–20, 8–17 |||
| Pts: A. Al-Muwallad 16 Rebs: Mo. Al-Marwani 12 Asts: M. Al-Muwallad 5 | | Pts: Baxter 15 Rebs: Zaghab 10 Asts: Baxter 3 |
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: Atanu Banerjee (IND), Peng Ling (CHN), Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRN)