Basketball at the 1978 Asian Games
Team Pld W L Pts
China 5 5 0 10
South Korea 5 4 1 9
North Korea 5 3 2 7
Japan 5 2 3 7
Philippines 5 1 4 6
Thailand 5 0 5 5
Results -- Men
The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the final round . Classification 7th–14th [ edit ] Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Malaysia 7 7 0 14 Pakistan 7 6 1 13 Iraq 7 5 2 12 Kuwait 7 4 3 11 Hong Kong 7 3 4 10 Saudi Arabia 7 2 5 9 Bahrain 7 1 6 8 Qatar 7 0 7 7 14 December Kuwait 112–33 Qatar Nimibutr Stadium , Bangkok 14 December Pakistan 88–101 Malaysia Nimibutr Stadium , Bangkok 14 December Iraq vs. Hong Kong Nimibutr Stadium , Bangkok 15 December Iraq 140–38 Qatar Nimibutr Stadium , Bangkok 15 December Saudi Arabia 69–71 Hong Kong Nimibutr Stadium , Bangkok 15 December Pakistan 82–80 Kuwait Nimibutr Stadium , Bangkok 15 December Malaysia vs. Bahrain Nimibutr Stadium , Bangkok 16 December Hong Kong 101–64 Bahrain Nimibutr Stadium , Bangkok 16 December Saudi Arabia 59–61 Kuwait Nimibutr Stadium , Bangkok 16 December Pakistan 86–80 Iraq Nimibutr Stadium , Bangkok 17 December Malaysia vs. Iraq Nimibutr Stadium , Bangkok 17 December Kuwait vs. Bahrain Nimibutr Stadium , Bangkok 17 December Saudi Arabia vs. Qatar Nimibutr Stadium , Bangkok 18 December Kuwait 91–77 Hong Kong Nimibutr Stadium , Bangkok 18 December Iraq 93–52 Bahrain Nimibutr Stadium , Bangkok 18 December Pakistan 150–63 Qatar Nimibutr Stadium , Bangkok 18 December Malaysia 94–88 Saudi Arabia Nimibutr Stadium , Bangkok 19 December Malaysia 85–66 Kuwait Nimibutr Stadium , Bangkok 19 December Iraq 89–64 Saudi Arabia Nimibutr Stadium , Bangkok 19 December Pakistan vs. Hong Kong Nimibutr Stadium , Bangkok 19 December Bahrain vs. Qatar Nimibutr Stadium , Bangkok Championship [ edit ]
Basketball was one of the 20 sports disciplines held in the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. China won their 1st title by beating last edition's finalist South Korea in the championship match. The games were held from December 9 to 20, 1978.