Group D 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 (Kazakhstan, Bahrain and India) advancing to 2013 FIBA Asia Championship Group F.
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Three games will be played at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila, Philippines, while the other three games will be played at the Mall of Asia Arena at nearby Pasay. Thailand, the last placed team, was relegated to the 13th–15th classification round.
Summary
In Manila, Bahrain defeated India in their opening round via overtime; Mohamed Kawaid scored on a three-pointer to tie the game in regulation, while Mohamed Ebrahim converted a three-pointer of his own at with 49 seconds left in OT to put the Bahrainis up for good. In Pasay, the Kazakhs won when they built a large enough lead at the end of the third quarter that made a comeback from Thailand impossible. In a game of first day winners, the match in Manila went into overtime anew when Jerri Johnson scored on a three-pointer with 15 seconds left. In the overtime, Konstantin Dvirnyy scored the marginal free-throws with 21 seconds left to win the game for Kazakhstan. Elsewhere, India scored an easy win against Thailand in the game held at Pasay. On the final day, Bahrain and Kazakhstan easily beat Thailand and India respectively, qualifying both to the second round; India's win against Thailand the night earlier qualified them for the second round.
Standings
All times are local (UTC+8).'