# 1973 ABC Championship

The 1973 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men were held in Manila, Philippines.

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 567 | 346 | +221 | 10 |
| Japan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 452 | 319 | +133 | 9 |
| Iran | 5 | 3 | 2 | 384 | 436 | −52 | 8 |
| Thailand | 5 | 2 | 3 | 370 | 431 | −61 | 7 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 386 | 469 | −83 | 6 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 0 | 5 | 373 | 531 | −158 | 5 |
* December 1
| South Korea | 126–68 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 60–29, 66–39 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 1
| Japan | 91–62 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 42–30, 49–32 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 2
| Hong Kong | 83–106 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 36–48, 47–58 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 2
| Thailand | 74–100 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 35–50, 39–50 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 3
| Iran | 83–64 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 35–31, 48–33 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 3
| Malaysia | 52–83 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 30–47, 22–36 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 4
| Japan | 90–61 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 46–28, 44–33 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 4
| South Korea | 116–54 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 57–36, 59–18 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 5
| Hong Kong | 56–109 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 26–58, 30–51 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 5
| Malaysia | 71–137 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 31–76, 40–61 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 6
| Iran | 90–82 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 40–42, 50–40 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 6
| Thailand | 95–83 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 50–48, 45–35 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 7
| Malaysia | 75–76 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 38–43, 37–33 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 7
| Japan | 79–88 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 39–35, 40–53 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 7
| Iran | 95–83 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 50–43, 45–40 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Philippines | 5 | 5 | 0 | 568 | 335 | +233 | 10 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 455 | 364 | +91 | 9 |
| India | 5 | 3 | 2 | 375 | 413 | −38 | 8 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 379 | 392 | −13 | 7 |
| Singapore | 5 | 1 | 4 | 329 | 474 | −145 | 6 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 334 | 462 | −128 | 5 |
* December 1
| Indonesia | 70–82 | India |
| Scoring by half: 42–40, 28–42 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 1
| Philippines | 133–55 | Pakistan |
| Scoring by half: 63–28, 70–27 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 2
| India | 63–99 | Taiwan |
| Scoring by half: 31–56, 32–43 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 2
| Singapore | 52–88 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by half: 27–42, 25–46 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 3
| Singapore | 87–77 | Pakistan |
| Scoring by half: 35–37, 52–40 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 3
| Philippines | 109–73 | India |
| Scoring by half: 45–36, 64–37 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 4
| Indonesia | 77–108 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 43–55, 34–53 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 4
| Taiwan | 97–70 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 49–31, 48–39 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 5
| Pakistan | 74–92 | Taiwan |
| Scoring by half: 30–55, 44–37 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 5
| Philippines | 130–49 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 55–15, 75–34 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 6
| Taiwan | 86–69 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by half: 40–33, 46–36 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 6
| Pakistan | 64–75 | India |
| Scoring by half: 40–36, 24–39 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 7
| India | 82–71 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 51–33, 31–38 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 7
| Pakistan | 64–75 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by half: 40–36, 24–39 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 7
| Taiwan | 81–88 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 39–43, 42–45 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

## Final round
### Classification 7th–12th

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreaker |
| Thailand | 5 | 4 | 1 | 482 | 380 | +102 | 9 | 1–0 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 464 | 415 | +49 | 9 | 0–1 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 435 | 450 | −15 | 7 | 2–0 |
| Singapore | 5 | 2 | 3 | 398 | 456 | −58 | 7 | 1–1 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 2 | 3 | 417 | 441 | −24 | 7 | 0–2 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 401 | 455 | −54 | 6 | |
* December 9
| Thailand | 102–64 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 48–38, 54–26 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 9
| Indonesia | 80–78 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 36–41, 44–37 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 9
| Malaysia | 86–98 | Pakistan |
| Scoring by half: 41–48, 45–50 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 10
| Thailand | 83–84 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 43–42, 40–42 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 10
| Pakistan | 79–95 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 42–48, 37–47 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 11
| Malaysia | 84–93 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by half: 45–40, 39–53 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 11
| Thailand | 90–70 | Pakistan |
| Scoring by half: 42–34, 48–36 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 12
| Malaysia | 108–82 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 51–46, 57–36 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 12
| Singapore | 78–102 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by half: 42–48, 36–54 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 13
| Malaysia | 68–102 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 36–50, 32–52 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 13
| Hong Kong | 89–84 | Pakistan |
| Scoring by half: 43–46, 46–38 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 14
| Indonesia | 95–70 | Pakistan |
| Scoring by half: 55–37, 40–33 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 14
| Hong Kong | 84–86 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 40–42, 44–44 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 15
| Malaysia | 89–75 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 45–32, 44–43 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 15
| Indonesia | 94–105 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 54–45, 40–60 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

### Championship

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Philippines | 5 | 5 | 0 | 478 | 374 | +104 | 10 |
| South Korea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 465 | 400 | +65 | 9 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 394 | 388 | +6 | 8 |
| Japan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 403 | 409 | −6 | 7 |
| Iran | 5 | 1 | 4 | 414 | 463 | −49 | 6 |
| India | 5 | 0 | 5 | 369 | 489 | −120 | 5 |
* December 9
| Japan | 90–73 | India |
| Scoring by half: 38–30, 52–43 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 9
| Philippines | 88–80 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 49–43, 39–37 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 9
| South Korea | 81–75 | Taiwan |
| Scoring by half: 39–34, 42–41 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 10
| Taiwan | 89–63 | India |
| Scoring by half: 45–25, 44–38 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 10
| Japan | 98–83 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 58–39, 40–44 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 11
| South Korea | 113–67 | India |
| Scoring by half: 49–25, 64–42 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 11
| Japan | 68–89 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 34–41, 34–48 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 12
| Iran | 90–105 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 40–51, 50–54 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 12
| Philippines | 101–64 | Taiwan |
| Scoring by half: 39–34, 62–30 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 13
| Iran | 87–82 | India |
| Scoring by half: 42–45, 45–37 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 13
| South Korea | 88–78 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 45–48, 43–30 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 14
| Philippines | 110–84 | India |
| Scoring by half: 57–47, 53–37 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 14
| Japan | 69–76 | Taiwan |
| Scoring by half: 38–45, 31–31 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 15
| Taiwan | 90–74 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 48–38, 42–36 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* December 15
| Philippines | 90–78 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 48–48, 42–30 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

## Final standing

* Qualified for the 1974 FIBA World Championship
| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Philippines | 10–0 |
| | South Korea | 9–1 |
| | Taiwan | 7–3 |
| 4 | Japan | 6–4 |
| 5 | Iran | 4–6 |
| 6 | India | 3–7 |
| 7 | Thailand | 6–4 |
| 8 | Indonesia | 6–4 |
| 9 | Malaysia | 3–7 |
| 10 | Singapore | 3–7 |
| 11 | Hong Kong | 2–8 |
| 12 | Pakistan | 1–9 |

## Awards

* 1973 Asian champions
* Philippines Fourth title