Group C of the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship took place from 1 to 3 August 2011. This is the preliminary round of the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship, with the three teams with the best record (Iran, Korea, China) advancing to 2013 FIBA Asia Championship Group F. Malaysia, the last placed team, was relegated to the 13th–15th classification round.
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All games were played at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines.
Summary
Iran opened the 2013 championship with an unprecedented 90-point win against Malaysia. In a close match between China and Korea, the match was tied with 30 seconds left when Cho Sung-min made his free throws to give the Koreans a two-point lead. Zhou Peng missed a shot for China, and Cho made both of his free throws off an intentional foul. The Koreans held on for the win when Chinese missed three more shots. On the next day, the Chinese scored a 91-point win against Malaysia, thereby eliminating them. Iran maintained a healthy lead against Korea in the second half, never relinquishing it to qualify for the next round. On the final day, the Malaysians had a better offensive output, but were still beaten by Korea, and Iran never relinquished the lead against China to win the group.
Standings
All times are local (UTC+8).