# 1971 ABC Championship

The 1971 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men were held in Tokyo, Japan.

## Results

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Japan | 8 | 8 | 0 | 734 | 427 | +307 | 16 |
| Philippines | 8 | 7 | 1 | 808 | 572 | +236 | 15 |
| South Korea | 8 | 6 | 2 | 784 | 523 | +261 | 14 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 5 | 3 | 654 | 577 | +77 | 13 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 4 | 4 | 588 | 613 | −25 | 12 |
| India | 8 | 3 | 5 | 563 | 632 | −69 | 11 |
| Thailand | 8 | 2 | 6 | 544 | 692 | −148 | 10 |
| Singapore | 8 | 1 | 7 | 548 | 806 | −258 | 9 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 0 | 8 | 493 | 874 | −381 | 8 |
* October 30
| Singapore | 80–134 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 31–68, 49–66 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* October 30
| Japan | 79–44 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 35–15, 44–29 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* October 30
| Hong Kong | 51–125 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 24–58, 27–67 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* October 30
| Malaysia | 80–68 | India |
| Scoring by half: 45–33, 35–35 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* October 31
| Thailand | 98–58 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 37–26, 61–32 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* October 31
| Taiwan | 92–69 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 42–36, 50–33 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* October 31
| Philippines | 133–57 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 64–28, 69–29 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* October 31
| South Korea | 83–57 | India |
| Scoring by half: 55–22, 28–35 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 1
| Hong Kong | 38–131 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 16–63, 22–68 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 1
| Singapore | 62–98 | Taiwan |
| Scoring by half: 38–54, 24–44 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 1
| Malaysia | 57–79 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 29–40, 28–39 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 1
| Thailand | 67–75 | India |
| Scoring by half: 32–32, 35–43 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 3
| Philippines | 95–53 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 43–30, 52–23 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 3
| India | 80–79 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 40–41, 40–38 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 3
| Japan | 86–57 | Taiwan |
| Scoring by half: 50–25, 36–32 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 3
| South Korea | 131–61 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 66–27, 65–34 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 4
| Taiwan | 96–59 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 50–25, 46–34 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 4
| Japan | 87–56 | India |
| Scoring by half: 42–32, 45–24 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 4
| Thailand | 72–121 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 33–59, 39–62 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 6
| South Korea | 80–88 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 34–44, 46–44 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 6
| Hong Kong | 72–96 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 32–38, 40–58 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 6
| India | 64–71 | Taiwan |
| Scoring by half: 32–36, 32–35 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 7
| Japan | 86–48 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 45–26, 41–22 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 7
| Thailand | 85–76 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 47–34, 38–42 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 7
| Singapore | 49–125 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 19–59, 30–66 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 8
| Hong Kong | 74–101 | India |
| Scoring by half: 34–57, 40–44 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 8
| Philippines | 69–93 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 39–45, 30–48 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 8
| Malaysia | 71–50 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 24–22, 47–28 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 8
| Taiwan | 84–93 (2OT) | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 34–34, 33–33 Overtime: 10–10, 7–16 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 9
| Malaysia | 107–66 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 57–33, 50–33 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 9
| Japan | 96–47 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 54–21, 42–26 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 9
| Taiwan | 81–67 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 42–34, 39–33 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 9
| India | 62–91 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 30–43, 32–48 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 10
| Singapore | 77–103 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 41–48, 36–55 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 10
| Philippines | 77–75 | Taiwan |
| Scoring by half: 40–45, 37–30 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* November 10
| South Korea | 68–76 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 30–37, 38–39 |||
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo

## Final standing

* Qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics
| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Japan | 8–0 |
| | Philippines | 7–1 |
| | South Korea | 6–2 |
| 4 | Taiwan | 5–3 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 4–4 |
| 6 | India | 3–5 |
| 7 | Thailand | 2–6 |
| 8 | Singapore | 1–7 |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 0–8 |

## Awards

* 1971 Asian champions
* Japan Second title