# Basketball at the 1990 Asian Games – Men

The 1990 Men's Asian Games Basketball Tournament was held in China from September 23, 1990, to October 6, 1990.

## Results
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 228 | 125 | +103 | 4 | Quarterfinals / Group I–II |
| 2 | Iran | 2 | 1 | 1 | 153 | 168 | −15 | 3 | Quarterfinals / Group I–II |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 225 | −88 | 2 | Quarterfinals / Group III–IV |
* 24 September
| Hong Kong | 79–86 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 35–47, 44–39 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 25 September
| China | 89–67 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 47–36, 42–31 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 27 September
| China | 139–58 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 63–31, 76–27 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 227 | 168 | +59 | 4 | Quarterfinals / Group I–II |
| 2 | North Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174 | 193 | −19 | 3 | Quarterfinals / Group I–II |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 160 | 200 | −40 | 2 | Quarterfinals / Group III–IV |
* 23 September
| South Korea | 116–78 | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by half: 61–38, 55–40 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 25 September
| South Korea | 111–90 | North Korea |
| Scoring by half: 46–50, 65–40 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 26 September
| Saudi Arabia | 82–84 | North Korea |
| Scoring by half: 42–37, 40–47 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Philippines | 2 | 2 | 0 | 215 | 159 | +56 | 4 | Quarterfinals / Group I–II |
| 2 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 185 | 143 | +42 | 3 | Quarterfinals / Group I–II |
| 3 | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 236 | −98 | 2 | Quarterfinals / Group III–IV |
* 25 September
| Japan | 107–57 | Pakistan |
| Scoring by half: 50–31, 57–26 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 26 September
| Philippines | 129–81 | Pakistan |
| Scoring by half: 67–43, 62–38 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 27 September
| Philippines | 86–78 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 29–43, 57–35 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 2 | Quarterfinals / Group I–II |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 68 | −8 | 1 | Quarterfinals / Group I–II |
* 28 September
| Chinese Taipei | 68–60 | United Arab Emirates |
| Scoring by half: 36–32, 32–28 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing

### Quarterfinals
#### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 349 | 218 | +131 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Philippines | 3 | 2 | 1 | 238 | 282 | −44 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 258 | −25 | 4 | 5th place game |
| 4 | North Korea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 243 | 305 | −62 | 3 | 7th place game |
* 29 September
| China | 104–71 | United Arab Emirates |
| Scoring by half: 48–35, 56–36 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 30 September
| Philippines | 98–82 | North Korea |
| Scoring by half: 50–40, 48–42 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 1 October
| North Korea | 74–87 | United Arab Emirates |
| Scoring by half: 30–44, 44–43 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 1 October
| China | 125–60 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 56–28, 69–32 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 2 October
| Philippines | 80–75 | United Arab Emirates |
| Scoring by half: 42–55, 38–20 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 2 October
| China | 120–87 | North Korea |
| Scoring by half: 65–50, 55–37 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing

#### Group II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 229 | 224 | +5 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 291 | 266 | +25 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 223 | 218 | +5 | 4 | 5th place game |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 2 | 225 | 260 | −35 | 4 | 7th place game |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: JPN 94–91 KOR.
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: TPE 77–66 IRN.
* 29 September
| South Korea | 91–94 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 53–36, 38–58 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 30 September
| Chinese Taipei | 77–66 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 40–33, 37–33 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 1 October
| South Korea | 87–84 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 50–47, 37–37 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 1 October
| Iran | 71–70 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 36–34, 35–36 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 2 October
| South Korea | 113–88 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 55–35, 58–53 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 2 October
| Chinese Taipei | 62–65 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 23–35, 39–30 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing

#### Group III

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 74 | +6 | 2 | 9th place game |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 80 | −6 | 1 | |
* 1 October
| Hong Kong | 74–80 | Pakistan |
| Scoring by half: 38–41, 36–39 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing

#### Group IV

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9th place game |

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

* 5 October
| Pakistan | 75–103 | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by half: 44–54, 31–49 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing

#### 7th place game

* 5 October
| North Korea | 71–88 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 34–51, 37–37 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing

#### 5th place game

* 5 October
| United Arab Emirates | 81–105 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 36–52, 45–53 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing

### Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | Gold medal game |
| 4 October | 4 October |
| China | 92 |
| China | 92 | 6 October | 6 October |
| South Korea | 88 | 6 October | 6 October |
| South Korea | 88 | China | 90 |
| 4 October | 4 October | | China | 90 |
| 4 October | 4 October | Philippines | 76 |
| Japan | 90 | Philippines | 76 |
| Philippines | 94 | | |
| Philippines | 94 | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| | | 6 October | 6 October |
| | | South Korea | 99 |
| | | Japan | 74 |

#### Semifinals

* 4 October
| China | 92–88 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 37–44, 55–44 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 4 October
| Japan | 90–94 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 50–45, 40–49 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing

#### Bronze medal game

* 6 October
| South Korea | 99–74 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 55–32, 44–42 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing

#### Gold medal game

* 6 October
| China | 90–76 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 53–35, 37–41 |||
* Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing

## Final standing

| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
| | China | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| | Philippines | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| | South Korea | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Japan | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Iran | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | North Korea | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 3 |