Basketball at the 1970 Asian Games
Basketball was one of the 13 sports disciplines held in the 1970 Asian Games again in Bangkok, Thailand. South Korea got their first Asian basketball title by outlasting the defending champions Israel in the championship round. The games were held from December 9 to 19, 1970.
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank |
Nation |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
| 1 |
South Korea (KOR) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Israel (ISR) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 3 |
Japan (JPN) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Total |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Preliminary round
Group A
| December 10 |
|
Israel |
108–59 |
South Vietnam |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
| December 11 |
|
Japan |
80–56 |
South Vietnam |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
| December 12 |
|
Singapore |
98–87 |
South Vietnam |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
Group B
| December 10 |
|
Philippines |
113–45 |
Hong Kong |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
| December 10 |
|
Korea |
110–77 |
Iran |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
December 11
20:30 |
|
Korea |
116–51 |
Hong Kong |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
| December 12 |
|
Iran |
vs. |
Hong Kong |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
Group C
| December 10 |
|
Thailand |
80vs. |
Malaysia |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
December 11
19:00 |
|
India |
70–64 |
Thailand |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
Consolation round
Group 7-12
| Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
| Iran |
5 |
5 |
0 |
| Thailand |
5 |
4 |
1 |
| Malaysia |
5 |
3 |
2 |
| Singapore |
5 |
2 |
3 |
| South Vietnam |
5 |
1 |
4 |
| Hong Kong |
5 |
0 |
5 |
| December 14 |
|
Singapore |
86–72 |
Hong Kong |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
| December 14 |
|
Iran |
104–97 |
South Vietnam |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
| December 14 |
|
Thailand |
–79 |
Malaysia |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
| December 15 |
|
South Vietnam |
79–78 |
Hong Kong |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
| December 15 |
|
Iran |
vs. |
Thailand |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
| December 16 |
|
Thailand |
95–72 |
Hong Kong |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
| December 16 |
|
Singapore |
120–101 |
South Vietnam |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
| December 16 |
|
Iran |
82–79 |
Malaysia |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
| Scoring by half: 49-27, 33-52 |
| December 18 |
|
Thailand |
121–91 |
South Vietnam |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
| December 18 |
|
Malaysia |
80–64 |
Hong Kong |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
| December 19 |
|
Iran |
95–88 |
Hong Kong |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
| December 19 |
|
Thailand |
95–81 |
Singapore |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
| December 19 |
|
Malaysia |
103–82 |
South Vietnam |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
Final round
Final group
| December 14 |
|
Japan |
vs. |
India |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
| December 16 |
|
Korea |
80–57 |
Japan |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
| December 18 |
|
Korea |
93–54 |
India |
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Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok |
Final classification
References