The FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2008 was the 19th staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament was held in Kuwait City, Kuwait between May 8, 2008 and May 19. The tournament was scheduled to end on May 16 but the schedule changed due to the death of the former Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah.[1] The committee decided to call off the play-off matches to decide the 5–10 positions.
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Preliminary round
editGroup A
editTeam | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Riyadi Beirut | 4 | 4 | 0 | 339 | 246 | +93 | 8 |
Al-Rayyan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 350 | 289 | +61 | 7 |
BC Almaty | 4 | 2 | 2 | 267 | 298 | −31 | 6 |
Zain | 4 | 1 | 3 | 316 | 297 | +19 | 5 |
Muba Hang Tuah | 4 | 0 | 4 | 200 | 342 | −142 | 4 |
May 9
15:00 |
Zain | 85–90 (OT) | Al-Rayyan |
Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 22–18, 9–22, 26–20, Overtime: 10–15 |
Group B
editTeam | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Wasl | 4 | 4 | 0 | 417 | 352 | +65 | 8 |
Saba Battery Tehran | 4 | 3 | 1 | 424 | 320 | +104 | 7 |
Al-Muharraq | 4 | 2 | 2 | 348 | 335 | +13 | 6 |
Al-Qadsia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 327 | 293 | +34 | 5 |
ONGC Dehradun | 4 | 0 | 4 | 241 | 457 | −216 | 4 |
May 9
21:00 |
Al-Wasl | 116–110 (2OT) | Saba Battery |
Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 22–15, 24–23, 22–38, Overtime: 11–11, 10–4 |
May 12
19:00 |
Al-Qadsia | 82–83 (OT) | Al-Wasl |
Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 16–17, 14–17, 24–13, Overtime: 6–7 |
Knockout round
editQuarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
May 16 – Kuwait City | ||||||||||
Al-Qadsia | 80 | |||||||||
May 18 – Kuwait City | ||||||||||
Al-Riyadi | 91 | |||||||||
Al-Riyadi | 68 | |||||||||
May 16 – Kuwait City | ||||||||||
Saba Battery | 70 | |||||||||
BC Almaty | 77 | |||||||||
May 19 – Kuwait City | ||||||||||
Saba Battery | 88 | |||||||||
Saba Battery | 82 | |||||||||
May 16 – Kuwait City | ||||||||||
Al-Rayyan | 75 | |||||||||
Al-Muharraq | 78 | |||||||||
May 18 – Kuwait City | ||||||||||
Al-Rayyan | 95 | |||||||||
Al-Rayyan | 81 | |||||||||
May 16 – Kuwait City | ||||||||||
Al-Wasl | 57 | Third place | ||||||||
Zain | 75 | |||||||||
May 19 – Kuwait City | ||||||||||
Al-Wasl | 84 | |||||||||
Al-Riyadi | 82 | |||||||||
Al-Wasl | 87 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
editSemifinals
editFinals
editMay 19
21:00 |
Gold
|
Saba Battery | 82–75 | Al-Rayyan |
Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 13–24, 32–14, 21–22 | ||
Pts: Tate 30 | Pts: Chatfield 29 |
Final standings
editRank | Team | Record |
---|---|---|
Saba Battery Tehran | 6–1 | |
Al-Rayyan | 5–2 | |
Al-Wasl | 6–1 | |
4th | Al-Riyadi Beirut | 5–2 |
Failed to Reach Semifinals | ||
Al-Muharraq | 2–3 | |
BC Almaty | 2–3 | |
Al-Qadsia | 1–4 | |
Zain | 1–4 | |
Failed to Reach Quarterfinals | ||
Muba Hang Tuah | 0–4 | |
ONGC Dehradun | 0–4 |
Awards
edit- Most Valuable Player: Gabe Muoneke (Saba Battery Tehran)
References
edit- ^ "Former emir dies in Kuwait City". BBC News.