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.
All games were played at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines.
Zhou Peng missed a shot for China, and Cho made both of his free throws off an intentional foul.
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.