# 1998 ABC Under-18 Championship

The ABC Under-18 Championship 1998 is the 15th edition of the ABC's junior championship for basketball. The games were held at Kolkata, India from 5–13 November 1998.

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreaker |
| China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 250 | 159 | +91 | 5 | 1–0 |
| Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 228 | 191 | +37 | 5 | 0–1 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 155 | 264 | −109 | 4 | 1–0 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 198 | 217 | −19 | 4 | 0–1 |
* 5 November 18:00
| Hong Kong | 76–66 | Lebanon |
| Scoring by half: 30–28, 36–48 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 5 November 19:30
| China | 81–58 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 44–19, 37–39 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 6 November 17:00
| Lebanon | 59–54 | China |
| Scoring by half: 28–27, 31–27 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 6 November 18:30
| Iran | 73–47 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 35–29, 38–18 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 7 November 11:00
| China | 115–42 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 51–24, 64–18 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 8 November 15:30
| Iran | 97–63 | Lebanon |
| Scoring by half: 44–26, 53–37 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Qatar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 253 | 142 | +111 | 6 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 211 | 220 | −9 | 5 |
| India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 228 | 223 | +5 | 4 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 146 | 253 | −107 | 3 |
* 5 November 16:30
| India | 76–87 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 44–48, 32–39 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 6 November 14:00
| Qatar | 87–32 | Pakistan |
| Scoring by half: 29–14, 58–18 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 7 November 9:30
| Malaysia | 52–87 | Qatar |
| Scoring by half: 32–48, 20–39 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 7 November 15:30
| Pakistan | 57–94 | India |
| Scoring by half: 35–42, 22–52 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 8 November 14:00
| Qatar | 79–58 | India |
| Scoring by half: 31–22, 48–36 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 8 November 17:00
| Pakistan | 57–72 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 31–40, 26–32 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 310 | 131 | +179 | 6 |
| Philippines | 3 | 2 | 1 | 263 | 162 | +101 | 5 |
| Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 2 | 146 | 193 | −47 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 89 | 322 | −233 | 3 |
* 6 November 9:30
| Bangladesh | 21–67 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by half: 11–33, 10–34 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 6 November 15:30
| Japan | 81–65 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 45–35, 36–30 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 7 November 12:30
| Bangladesh | 30–147 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 15–68, 15–79 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 7 November 14:00
| Kuwait | 43–90 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 20–45, 23–45 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 8 November 9:30
| Japan | 82–36 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by half: 34–16, 48–20 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 8 November 11:00
| Philippines | 108–38 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by half: 60–20, 48–18 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 202 | 171 | +31 | 4 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 155 | 184 | −29 | 3 |
| South Korea | 2 | 0 | 2 | 173 | 175 | −2 | 2 |
* 6 November 11:00
| Chinese Taipei | 106–76 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by half: 58–38, 48–38 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 7 November 17:00
| South Korea | 95–96 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 53–49, 42–47 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 8 November 12:30
| Kazakhstan | 79–78 (OT) | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 39–33, 30–36 Overtime: 10–9 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

## Quarterfinal round
### Group I

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 271 | 178 | +93 | 6 |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 275 | 235 | +40 | 5 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 242 | 260 | −18 | 4 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 298 | −115 | 3 |
* 9 November 16:30
| Malaysia | 55–97 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 34–47, 21–50 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 9 November 18:00
| China | 83–49 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by half: 33–25, 50–24 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 10 November 17:00
| Japan | 97–89 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by half: 61–48, 36–41 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 10 November 18:30
| China | 97–48 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 52–29, 45–19 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 11 November 12:00
| Malaysia | 80–104 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by half: 42–48, 38–56 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 11 November 18:30
| China | 91–81 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 40–40, 51–41 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

### Group II

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Qatar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 220 | 164 | +56 | 6 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 230 | +12 | 5 |
| Iran | 3 | 1 | 2 | 196 | 220 | −24 | 4 |
| Philippines | 3 | 0 | 3 | 196 | 240 | −44 | 3 |
* 9 November 13:30
| Iran | 79–96 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 39–61, 40–35 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 9 November 15:00
| Qatar | 84–57 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 40–31, 44–26 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 10 November 12:00
| Iran | 53–68 | Qatar |
| Scoring by half: 28–33, 25–35 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 10 November 13:30
| Philippines | 83–92 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 50–43, 33–49 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 11 November 13:30
| Iran | 64–56 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 31–29, 33–27 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 11 November 17:00
| Qatar | 68–54 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 31–24, 37–30 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

### Group III

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 355 | 177 | +178 | 6 |
| India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 261 | 238 | +23 | 5 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 225 | +8 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 156 | 365 | −209 | 3 |
* 9 November 10:30
| Lebanon | 60–85 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 25–46, 35–39 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 9 November 12:00
| India | 102–58 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by half: 47–25, 55–33 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 10 November 10:30
| Bangladesh | 48–148 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 28–67, 20–81 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 10 November 15:15
| Lebanon | 58–90 | India |
| Scoring by half: 29–37, 29–53 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 11 November 10:30
| Lebanon | 115–50 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by half: 59–22, 56–28 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 11 November 15:15
| South Korea | 122–69 | India |
| Scoring by half: 60–33, 62–36 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

### Group IV

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 135 | 97 | +38 | 4 |
| Kuwait | 2 | 1 | 1 | 109 | 131 | −22 | 3 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 129 | −16 | 2 |
* 9 November 9:00
| Hong Kong | 69–46 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by half: 34–19, 35–27 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 10 November 9:00
| Hong Kong | 66–51 | Pakistan |
| Scoring by half: 33–24, 33–27 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 11 November 9:00
| Pakistan | 62–63 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by half: 36–36, 26–27 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

## Classification 5th–14th
### 13th place

* 12 November 8:00
| Pakistan | 45–73 | Lebanon |
| Scoring by half: 27–42, 18–31 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

### 11th place

* 12 November 9:30
| Kuwait | 77–94 | India |
| Scoring by half: 43–53, 34–41 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

### 9th place

* 12 November 11:00
| Hong Kong | 64–103 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 27–54, 37–49 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

### 7th place

* 13 November 9:00
| Malaysia | 50–95 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 18–37, 32–58 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

### 5th place

* 13 November 10:30
| Kazakhstan | 67–83 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 38–41, 29–42 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| November 12 | November 12 |
| China | 95 |
| China | 95 | November 13 | November 13 |
| Chinese Taipei | 73 | November 13 | November 13 |
| Chinese Taipei | 73 | China | 59 |
| November 12 | November 12 | | China | 59 |
| November 12 | November 12 | Qatar | 45 |
| Japan | 66 | Qatar | 45 |
| Qatar | 78 | | |
| Qatar | 78 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | November 13 | November 13 |
| | | Chinese Taipei | 94 |
| | | Japan | 110 |

### Semifinals

* 12 November 15:00
| China | 95–73 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 48–29, 47–44 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
* 12 November 16:45
| Japan | 66–78 | Qatar |
| Scoring by half: 34–46, 32–32 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

### 3rd place

* 13 November 12:00
| Chinese Taipei | 94–110 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 55–64, 39–46 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

### Final

* 13 November 15:00
| China | 59–45 | Qatar |
| Scoring by half: 26–21, 33–24 |||
* Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

## Final standing

* Qualified for the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
| Rank | Team | Record |
| | China | 7–1 |
| | Qatar | 7–1 |
| | Japan | 6–2 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 4–3 |
| 5 | Iran | 4–3 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 2–4 |
| 7 | Philippines | 3–4 |
| 8 | Malaysia | 2–5 |
| 9 | South Korea | 4–2 |
| 10 | Hong Kong | 3–3 |
| 11 | India | 4–3 |
| 12 | Kuwait | 2–4 |
| 13 | Lebanon | 3–4 |
| 14 | Pakistan | 0–6 |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 0–6 |

## Awards

* 1998 Asian Under-18 champions
* China Sixth title
* Most Valuable Player: Yao Ming
* Best Playmaker: Yuta Tabuse
* Best Scorer: Fumio Murayama
* Best Coach: Ma Lianbo