Basketball was one of the 16 sports disciplines held in the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran , Iran . Israel won their 2nd title by beating the defending champions South Korea in the championship match. This is also the first time that women's edition were held, and Japan emerged as the first-ever champions after a round-robin format. The games were held from September 2 to 15, 1974.
Medalists [ edit ] Medal table [ edit ] The draw was held in Tehran. The men were drawn into four groups of three teams but India later withdrew, the women were played in round robin format.
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4
Results [ edit ] Preliminary round [ edit ] Group 1 [ edit ] Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 Israel 1 1 0 122 73 +49 2 Second round 2 Philippines 1 0 1 73 122 −49 1
Group 2 [ edit ] Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 China 2 2 0 235 192 +43 4 Second round 2 South Korea 2 1 1 214 192 +22 3 3 Iraq 2 0 2 190 255 −65 2 Classification 9th–11th
Iraq 99–134 China Scoring by half: 41–60, 58–74
Group 3 [ edit ] Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 Japan 2 2 0 178 153 +25 4 Second round 2 North Korea 2 1 1 181 147 +34 3 3 Kuwait 2 0 2 148 207 −59 2 Classification 9th–11th
Group 4 [ edit ] Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 Iran 2 2 0 225 148 +77 4 Second round 2 Pakistan 2 1 1 197 176 +21 3 3 Bahrain 2 0 2 141 239 −98 2 Classification 9th–11th
Classification 9th–11th [ edit ] Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts 1 Iraq 2 2 0 204 123 +81 4 2 Kuwait 2 1 1 169 159 +10 3 3 Bahrain 2 0 2 127 218 −91 2
Second round [ edit ] Group A [ edit ] Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 Israel 3 3 0 218 161 +57 6 Semifinals 2 South Korea 3 2 1 336 288 +48 5 3 Japan 3 1 2 287 293 −6 4 Classification 5th–8th 4 Pakistan 3 0 3 175 274 −99 2
Group B [ edit ] Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 China 3 2 1 266 246 +20 5[a] Semifinals 2 Philippines 3 2 1 273 268 +5 5[a] 3 North Korea 3 2 1 254 240 +14 5[a] Classification 5th–8th 4 Iran 3 0 3 234 273 −39 3
^ a b c Tied on head-to-head wins (1). Head-to-head game points average: CHN 1.024, PHI 1.017, PRK 0.960. China 94 –78 Iran Scoring by half: 51–39, 43–39
Classification 5th–8th [ edit ] Semifinals [ edit ] Iran 89 –86 Japan Scoring by half: 41–44, 48–42
7th place game [ edit ] 5th place game [ edit ] Final round [ edit ] Semifinals [ edit ] Bronze medal game [ edit ] Final standing [ edit ] Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts 1 Japan 4 4 0 321 238 +83 8 2 South Korea 4 3 1 309 248 +61 7 3 China 4 2 2 338 311 +27 6 4 Iran 4 0 4 163 347 −184 4 — North Korea 4 1 3 305 292 +13 5
Iran 24–89 Japan Scoring by half: 14–43, 10–46
China 89 –60 Iran Scoring by half: 48–26, 41–34
South Korea 81 –63 North Korea Game was abandoned after North Korea walked off the court to protest the officiating.
References [ edit ]
Men 5-on-5 Women 5-on-5 Men 3x3 Women 3x3