Iowa basketball faced off against Grand Canyon as part of the Acrisure Classic on Wednesday night. Here's a recap of the game.

BOTTOM LINE: Iowa faces Ole Miss in Palm Desert, California. The Hawkeyes are 5-0 in non-conference play. Iowa ranks fourth in the Big Ten with 20.2 assists per game led by Bennett Stirtz averaging 6.2. The Rebels are 5-0 in non-conference play. Ole Miss ranks third in the SEC allowing 65.0 points while holding opponents to 39.2% shooting.

Isaia Howard had season-high 19 points capped with late flurry to lead Hawkeyes to seventh win in as many games.

Addie Deal delivered her best collegiate game so far as No. 14 Iowa women's basketball picked up an 86-69 win over Western Illinois.

GCU was beaten in the Acrisure Classic championship game by Iowa, which got 19 points off the bench from Isaia Howard.

A longstanding rivalry will be renewed Friday afternoon when Nebraska hosts Iowa in a Big Ten Conference game in Lincoln, Neb. It's the 56th meeting between the Cornhuskers and Hawkeyes, the 15th since Nebraska joined the conference in 2011.

In the spirit of the longstanding rivalry, the Iowa Hawkeyes will honor Jayce Koob, 12, whose quick actions helped save a teenager’s life during a fire at a rural Sioux County home. Nebraska and Iowa will meet on November 28 for the 15th annual Heroes Game,

The Iowa Hawkeyes are sitting at 7-4 and the bowl picture has started to come into focus with a few destinations littering the projections.

Jayce Koob of Granville will be one of two "citizen heroes" for the Heroes Game between Iowa and Nebraska on Nov. 28.

Iowa men's basketball is facing Ole Miss in the Acrisure Classic. Follow for live updates, scores and analysis.