with 7:26 remaining before the Titans mounted another comeback. Ray McCallum scored 8 points on a pair of threes and a layup and Eli Holman hit a jumper and a layup to bring the Titans within a single point at 66–65. The teams traded baskets until Simon converted on a 3–point play to the game at 70–70 with 2:31 remaining. The Bulldogs went out to another 4–point lead but Simon hit another key 3–pointer and McCallum hit another layup to tie the game again at 75–all. With the Titans down by a basket with 19 seconds to play, Holman went for a layup but was blocked by State player Arnett Moultrie. The Bulldogs hit several key free throws to put the game out of reach, beating the Titans 80–75. McCallum and Simon tied for a team high 17 points. Simon was 4–of–13, shooting a combined 6–of–24 (25%) against the two SEC opponents. Holman contributed 12 points and a team high 9 rebounds off the bench in just 17 minutes of play. 12/22/2011 – Detroit vs Alabama State After dropping five of their last seven games, Detroit tried to get their season out of disarray, hosting the Alabama State Hornets of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The game did not start as the Titans had intended, trailing for the majority of the first half. Alabama State took an early five-point lead on a three-pointer by Ivory White six minutes into the game. The Hornets led by as much as six, keeping the Titans at bay for the majority of the first half before the Titans went on a 7–0 run to take the lead at 25–24. Detroit ended the half on a 10–4 run to take a 40–34 lead at half-time. Early in the second half up just 48–43, Eli Holman had a slam dunk and Doug Anderson followed it up with two more, permanently shifting the momentum in favor of the Titans. Detroit finished the remainder of the game on a 32–13 run to beat Alabama State 80–56. Anderson posted 16 points on 6–of–8 shooting and 12 rebounds and Ray McCallum added 19 points and 5 assists. 12/29/2011 – Detroit at UIC Looking for their first conference win, the Titans traveled to Chicago, Illinois to meet the UIC Flames. UIC jumped out to a 16–5 lead to start the game, but the Titans responded with a 9–0 run to bring Detroit