Basketball at the 1981 SEA Games
| 3rd SEA Games Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
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| Tournament details | |||||||||
| SEA Games | 1981 SEA Games | ||||||||
| Host nation | Philippines | ||||||||
| City | Manila | ||||||||
| Venue | Rizal Memorial Coliseum | ||||||||
| Duration | 7–13 December | ||||||||
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| Teams | 4 | ||||||||
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| Women's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 5 | ||||||||
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The basketball tournament at the 1981 SEA Games took place from 7 to 13 December 1981. This edition of the tournament featured both men's and women's tournament. All matches took place at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila. The hosts Philippines were able to regain the men's championship title by blasting the defending champions Malaysia in the Gold Medal Match, 91–74, to avenge their preliminary loss to the same team. Meanwhile, Thailand edged out Singapore in the third place battle, 99–90, to take home the Bronze Medal. In the women's division, Malaysia asserted their supremacy by defeating the hosts the Philippines in the Gold Medal Match, 52–42, to annex their third straight championship. Thailand knocked off Singapore in the third place battle, 59–46, to win the Bronze Medal.
Tournament format
The competition format for both men's and women's event calls for the top two teams after the single round robin to face in the championship match. The third and fourth-placed teams, on the other hand, will battle for the Bronze Medal.
Men's tournament
Participating nations
- File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
- File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines
- File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
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Results
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 211 | +31 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | Qualified to the Gold Medal Match |
| 2 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 244 | 228 | +16 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 237 | 234 | +3 | 5[lower-alpha 3] | Qualified to the Bronze Medal Match |
| 4 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 195 | 245 | −50 | 3 |
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
(H) Hosts
Notes:
7 December 1981
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| Singapore File:Flag of Singapore.svg | 61–77 | File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines |
9 December 1981
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| Philippines File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg | 76–77 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia |
11 December 1981
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| Philippines File:Flag of the Philippines.svg | 89–73 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
13 December 1981
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| Philippines File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg | 91–74 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia |
Final standings
Women's tournament
Participating nations
- File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
- File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
- File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines
- File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
Results
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 208 | 159 | +49 | 8 | Qualified to the Gold Medal Match |
| 2 | File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 265 | 219 | +46 | 7 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 225 | 237 | −12 | 6 | Qualified to the Bronze Medal Match |
| 4 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 4 | 1 | 3 | 159 | 179 | −20 | 5 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 206 | 269 | −63 | 4 |
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
(H) Hosts
7 December 1981
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| Philippines File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg | 82–47 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia |
8 December 1981
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| Singapore File:Flag of Singapore.svg | 47–64 | File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines |
9 December 1981
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| Philippines File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg | 60–56 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
11 December 1981
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| Malaysia File:Flag of Malaysia.svg | 69–59 | File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines |
12 December 1981
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| Singapore File:Flag of Singapore.svg | 58–54 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia |
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
13 December 1981
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| Philippines File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg | 42–52 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia |