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Basketball was one of the 14 sports disciplines held in the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan. The Philippines successfully defended their title and got their third straight Asian Games championship. The games were held from May 25 to June 1, 1958.

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Basketball was one of the 14 sports disciplines held in the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan. The Philippines successfully defended their title and got their third straight Asian Games championship. The games were held from May 25 to June 1, 1958.

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Medal summary[edit]

Medal table[edit]

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Philippines (PHI) 1 0 0 1
2  Republic of China (ROC) 0 1 0 1
3  Japan (JPN) 0 0 1 1
Total 1 1 1 3

Medalists[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men  Philippines (PHI)  Republic of China (ROC)  Japan (JPN)

Results[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

Group A[edit]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Republic of China 3 3 0 270 205 +65 6
 Korea 3 2 1 304 229 +75 5
 Indonesia 3 1 2 224 295 −71 4
 Cambodia 3 0 3 249 318 −69 3
May 25 Korea  127–92  Cambodia    Tokyo
May 25 Republic of China  102–64  Indonesia    Tokyo
May 26 Indonesia  64–108  Korea    Tokyo
May 26 Republic of China  95–72  Cambodia    Tokyo
May 27 Cambodia  85–96  Indonesia    Tokyo
May 27 Korea  69–73  Republic of China    Tokyo

Group B[edit]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Philippines 2 2 0 207 100 +107 4
 Thailand 2 1 1 143 168 −25 3
 Malaya 2 0 2 131 213 −82 2
May 25 Philippines  97–40  Thailand    Tokyo
May 26 Thailand  103–71  Malaya    Tokyo
May 27 Malaya  60–110  Philippines    Tokyo

Group C[edit]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Japan 2 2 0 174 147 +27 4
 Singapore 2 1 1 178 166 +12 3
 Hong Kong 2 0 2 147 186 −39 2
May 25 Japan  85–70  Hong Kong    Tokyo
May 26 Hong Kong  77–101  Singapore    Tokyo
May 27 Singapore  77–89  Japan    Tokyo

Final round[edit]

Classification 7th–10th[edit]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Cambodia 3 3 0 287 252 +35 6
 Hong Kong 3 2 1 262 248 +14 5
 Indonesia 3 1 2 263 266 −3 4
 Malaya 3 0 3 248 294 −46 3
May 28 Cambodia  92–79  Hong Kong    Tokyo
May 28 Indonesia  98–84  Malaya    Tokyo
May 29 Cambodia  102–86  Malaya    Tokyo
May 29 Indonesia  78–89  Hong Kong    Tokyo
May 30 Cambodia  93–87  Indonesia    Tokyo
May 30 Hong Kong  94–78  Malaya    Tokyo

Championship[edit]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Philippines 5 4 1 +61 9
 Republic of China 5 4 1 +49 9
 Japan 5 4 1 +35 9
 Korea 5 2 3 7
 Singapore 5 1 4 6
 Thailand 5 0 5 5
May 28 Republic of China  92–81  Singapore    Tokyo
May 28 Philippines  99–85  Korea    Tokyo
May 28 Japan  vs.  Thailand    Tokyo
May 29 Thailand  67–76  Republic of China    Tokyo
May 29 Korea  66–74  Japan    Tokyo
May 29 Singapore  vs.  Philippines    Tokyo
May 30 Korea  101–91  Thailand    Tokyo
May 30 Japan  83–71  Singapore    Tokyo
May 30 Philippines  88–93  Republic of China    Tokyo
May 31 Philippines  vs.  Thailand    Tokyo
May 31 Japan  87–85  Republic of China    Tokyo
May 31 Korea  91–66  Singapore    Tokyo
June 1 Singapore  85–82  Thailand    Tokyo
June 1 Philippines  90–83  Japan    Tokyo
June 1 Republic of China  97–71  Korea    Tokyo

Final standing[edit]

Rank Team
1  Philippines
2  Republic of China
3  Japan
4  Korea
5  Singapore
6  Thailand
7  Cambodia
8  Hong Kong
9  Indonesia
10  Malaya

References[edit]
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