2017 EABA Championship
Fourth East Asian Basketball Championship
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The 4th East Asian Basketball Championship were the qualifying tournament of the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. It served also as a subzone championship involving the East Asian basketball teams. The tournament was hosted by the city of Nagano in Japan from 3 to 7 June 2017. The Chinese Taipei won their first title after defeating the defending champions, Korea in the Finals, 77–64.[1] Japan beat China to take the bronze medal, 76–58.[2]
| 4th East Asian Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | |
| Dates | 3–7 June 2017 |
| Teams | 6 (from 8 federations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 11 |
For the first time in the history of the tournament, five teams have qualified for the Asian continental championship due to two extra berths were added from the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge.
Results
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 197 | 116 | +81 | 4 | Qualification to semifinals and 2017 FIBA Asia Cup | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 181 | 136 | +45 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 228 | −123 | 2 | Qualification to 5th place playoff |
June 3 15:00 |
| Japan |
78–72 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 14–15, 21–23, 20–16 | ||
| Pts: Brown 15 Rebs: Brown 8 Asts: Brown 5 |
Pts: Lee D.S. 15 Rebs: Heo I.Y., Heo H. 7 Asts: Heo H. 5 | |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 186 | 123 | +63 | 4 | Qualification to semifinals and 2017 FIBA Asia Cup | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 155 | 153 | +2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 182 | −65 | 2 | Qualification to 5th place playoff |
June 3 17:15 |
| China |
96–63 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–8, 27–17, 19–13, 29–25 | ||
| Pts: Zhao 22 Rebs: Hu 8 Asts: Sun 8 |
Pts: Davis 15 Rebs: Davis 9 Asts: Chiang 4 | |
June 4 17:15 |
| Hong Kong |
60–90 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–24, 15–29, 11–17, 25–20 | ||
| Pts: Reid 16 Rebs: Reid 10 Asts: Chan 5, Lo 5 |
Pts: Hu 17 Rebs: Hu 12 Asts: Sun 9 | |
Classification 5th–6th
Winner has qualified to the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.
Final round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 June | ||||||
| 73 | ||||||
| 78 | ||||||
| 77 | ||||||
| 6 June | ||||||
| 64 | ||||||
| 104 | ||||||
| 106 | ||||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 76 | ||||||
| 58 | ||||||
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Final
June 7 16:45 |
| South Korea |
64–77 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 14–24, 17–24, 13–14 | ||
| Pts: Heo I.Y. 18 Rebs: Lee J.H. 7 Asts: Heo H., Lee D.S. 6 |
Pts: Liu 23 Rebs: Davis 13 Asts: Yu 4 | |