# 1997 ABC Champions Cup

The ABC Champions Cup 1997 was the 8th staging of the ABC Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of Asian Basketball Confederation. The tournament was held in Jakarta, Indonesia between July 18 and July 25, 1997.

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Tiebreaker |
| Aspac | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1–0 |
| Regal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0–1 |
| Tanduay Gold Rhum | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| MHSK Tashkent | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1–0 |
| Petronas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0–1 |
* July 18
* Report
| Tanduay Gold Rhum | 90–76 | MHSK Tashkent |
| Scoring by half: 59−39, 31−37 |||
* Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
* July 18
| Aspac | 66–71 | Petronas |
* Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
* July 19
| Petronas | vs. | Regal |
* Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
* July 19
* Report
| MHSK Tashkent | 63–72 | Aspac |
| Scoring by half: 38−32, 31−40 |||
* Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
* July 20
| Regal | 87–83 | MHSK Tashkent |
* Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
* July 20 19:45
* Report
| Aspac | 75–63 | Tanduay Gold Rhum |
| Scoring by half: 42−35, 33−28 |||
* Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
* July 21
* Report
| Tanduay Gold Rhum | 79–81 | Regal |
* Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
* July 21
| MHSK Tashkent | vs. | Petronas |
* Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
* July 22
* Report
| Petronas | 81–99 | Tanduay Gold Rhum |
* Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
* July 22
| Regal | vs. | Aspac |
* Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
| Isuzu Giga Cats | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Kia Motors | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| PLA Hongshan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Zob Ahan Isfahan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Tong Whye | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
* July 20
| Kia Motors | 105–92 | Tong Whye |
* Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
* July 20
| Isuzu Giga Cats | 79–59 | Zob Ahan Isfahan |
* Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
* July 22
| PLA Hongshan | 71–86 | Isuzu Giga Cats |
* Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta

## Classification 5th–10th
### 9th place

* July 24
| Petronas | vs. | Tong Whye |
* Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta

### 7th place

* July 24
| MHSK Tashkent | vs. | Zob Ahan Isfahan |
* Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta

### 5th place

* July 25
| Tanduay Gold Rhum | 94–89 | PLA Hongshan |
* Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| July 24 | July 24 |
| Aspac | 65 |
| Aspac | 65 | July 25 | July 25 |
| Kia Motors | 86 | July 25 | July 25 |
| Kia Motors | 86 | Kia Motors | 59 |
| July 24 | July 24 | | Kia Motors | 59 |
| July 24 | July 24 | Regal | 64 |
| Isuzu Giga Cats | 66 | Regal | 64 |
| Regal | 70 | | |
| Regal | 70 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | July 25 | July 25 |
| | | Aspac | 78 |
| | | Isuzu Giga Cats | 52 |

### Semifinals

* July 24
* Report
| Aspac | 65–86 | Kia Motors |
| Scoring by half: 30–46, 35–40 |||
* Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
* July 24
* Report
| Isuzu Giga Cats | 66–70 | Regal |
| Scoring by half: 32–28, 34–42 |||
* Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta

### 3rd place

* July 25
| Aspac | 78–52 | Isuzu Giga Cats |
* Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta

### Final

* July 25
| Kia Motors | 59–64 | Regal |
| Scoring by half: 26–32, 33–32 |||
* Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta

## Final standing

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Regal | 5–1 |
| | Kia Motors | 4–2 |
| | Aspac | 4–2 |
| 4 | Isuzu Giga Cats | 4–2 |
| 5 | Tanduay Gold Rhum | 3–2 |
| 6 | PLA Hongshan | 2–3 |
| 7 | MHSK Tashkent | 2–3 |
| 8 | Zob Ahan Isfahan | 1–4 |
| 9 | Petronas | 2–3 |
| 10 | Tong Whye | 0–5 |

## Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Wayman Strickland (Regal)