| 6th Asian Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Japan |
| Dates | October 30 – November 10 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Japan (2nd title) |
← 1969 1973 → | |
The 1971 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men were held in Tokyo, Japan.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan
|
8 | 8 | 0 | 734 | 427 | +307 | 16 |
 Philippines
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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 | ||
October 30 |
|
| Japan |
79–44 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 35–15, 44–29 | ||
October 30 |
|
| Hong Kong |
51–125 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 24–58, 27–67 | ||
October 30 |
|
| Malaysia |
80–68 | India |
| Scoring by half: 45–33, 35–35 | ||
October 31 |
|
| Thailand |
98–58 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 37–26, 61–32 | ||
October 31 |
|
| Taiwan |
92–69 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 42–36, 50–33 | ||
October 31 |
|
| Philippines |
133–57 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 64–28, 69–29 | ||
October 31 |
|
| South Korea |
83–57 | India |
| Scoring by half: 55–22, 28–35 | ||
November 1 |
|
| Hong Kong |
38–131 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 16–63, 22–68 | ||
November 1 |
|
| Singapore |
62–98 | Taiwan |
| Scoring by half: 38–54, 24–44 | ||
November 1 |
|
| Malaysia |
57–79 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 29–40, 28–39 | ||
November 1 |
|
| Thailand |
67–75 | India |
| Scoring by half: 32–32, 35–43 | ||
November 3 |
|
| Philippines |
95–53 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 43–30, 52–23 | ||
November 3 |
|
| India |
80–79 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 40–41, 40–38 | ||
November 3 |
|
| Japan |
86–57 | Taiwan |
| Scoring by half: 50–25, 36–32 | ||
November 3 |
|
| South Korea |
131–61 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 66–27, 65–34 | ||
November 4 |
|
| Taiwan |
96–59 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 50–25, 46–34 | ||
November 4 |
|
| Japan |
87–56 | India |
| Scoring by half: 42–32, 45–24 | ||
November 4 |
|
| Thailand |
72–121 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 33–59, 39–62 | ||
November 6 |
|
| South Korea |
80–88 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 34–44, 46–44 | ||
November 6 |
|
| Hong Kong |
72–96 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 32–38, 40–58 | ||
November 6 |
|
| India |
64–71 | Taiwan |
| Scoring by half: 32–36, 32–35 | ||
November 7 |
|
| Japan |
86–48 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 45–26, 41–22 | ||
November 7 |
|
| Thailand |
85–76 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 47–34, 38–42 | ||
November 7 |
|
| Singapore |
49–125 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 19–59, 30–66 | ||
November 8 |
|
| Hong Kong |
74–101 | India |
| Scoring by half: 34–57, 40–44 | ||
November 8 |
|
| Philippines |
69–93 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 39–45, 30–48 | ||
November 8 |
|
| Malaysia |
71–50 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 24–22, 47–28 | ||
November 8 |
|
| Taiwan |
84–93 (2OT) | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 34–34, 33–33 Overtime: 10–10, 7–16 | ||
November 9 |
|
| Malaysia |
107–66 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 57–33, 50–33 | ||
November 9 |
|
| Japan |
96–47 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 54–21, 42–26 | ||
November 9 |
|
| Taiwan |
81–67 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 42–34, 39–33 | ||
November 9 |
|
| India |
62–91 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 30–43, 32–48 | ||
November 10 |
|
| Singapore |
77–103 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 41–48, 36–55 | ||
November 10 |
|
| Philippines |
77–75 | Taiwan |
| Scoring by half: 40–45, 37–30 | ||
November 10 |
|
| South Korea |
68–76 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 30–37, 38–39 | ||
| 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 |
| 1971 Asian champions |
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 Japan Second title |
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