Basketball at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games
# Basketball at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games

Basketball at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games was held from 12 to 18 October 1997 in Senayan, Central Jakarta, Indonesia. This edition featured both tournaments for men's and women's team. All matches were held in Senayan Basketball Sports Hall.

The Philippines were able to defend their title by defeating their round robin dementors and last edition's bronze medallists Malaysia in the championship match, 96–86, for their fourth consecutive title since 1991 and their 10th overall title. Meanwhile, last edition's silver medallists Thailand was relegated to third place after besting the hosts Indonesia, 68–57.

In the women's event, Malaysia reclaimed the championship by defeating the defending champions Thailand, 67–58 for their ninth overall title. Indonesia, meanwhile, salvaged the solitary podium finish by pulling a miraculous come-from-behind 68–65 win against the Philippines for the bronze.

## 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, whereas third and fourth-place finishers per division will playoff for the bronze medal.

## Men's tournament

### Participating nations

* Indonesia
* Malaysia
* Philippines
* Thailand

### Results

* Qualified to the Gold Medal Match
* Qualified to the Bronze Medal Match

| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Philippines | 5 | 2 | 1 | 157 | 150 | +7 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 72 | +4 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 85 | –11 |
| Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |

* 12 October 1997

| Thailand | vs. | Malaysia |
| - | - | - |

* Senayan Basketball Sports Hall, Jakarta
* 12 October 1997
* Report

| Philippines | 85–74 | Indonesia |
| - | - | - |

* Senayan Basketball Sports Hall, Jakarta
* 14 October 1997

| Philippines | W–L | Thailand |
| - | - | - |

* Senayan Basketball Sports Hall, Jakarta
* 14 October 1997

| Malaysia | vs. | Indonesia |
| - | - | - |

* Senayan Basketball Sports Hall, Jakarta
* 16 October 1997
* Report

| Malaysia | 76–72 | Philippines |
| - | - | - |

* Senayan Basketball Sports Hall, Jakarta
* 16 October 1997

| Thailand | vs. | Indonesia |
| - | - | - |

* Senayan Basketball Sports Hall, Jakarta

**Bronze medal match**

* 18 October 1997
* Report

| Thailand | 68–57 | Indonesia |
| - | - | - |

* Senayan Basketball Sports Hall, Jakarta

**Gold medal match**

* 18 October 1997 19:15
* Report

| Philippines | 96–86 | Malaysia |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 45−39, 51−47 |||

* Senayan Basketball Sports Hall, Jakarta

## Women's tournament

### Participating nations

* Indonesia
* Malaysia
* Philippines
* Thailand
* Vietnam

**Bronze medal match**

* 18 October 1997
* Report

| Indonesia | 68–65 | Philippines |
| - | - | - |

* Senayan Basketball Sports Hall, Jakarta

**Gold medal match**

* 18 October 1997 17:30
* Report

| Malaysia | 67–58 | Thailand |
| - | - | - |

* Senayan Basketball Sports Hall, Jakarta
