of 5,377, more than tripling Callihan Hall's average on the season. The Titans, in their 1970s throwback uniforms, jumped to a quick 8–0 lead to force a Red Storm time out. St. John's rallied to tie the game at 15 and later had a one–point lead, but Detroit took advantage of the Red Storm's inability to score a point for over eight minutes, retaking the lead and leading by double–digits. The Titans went into half–time up 32–21. The Red Storm led a furious comeback to start the second half, going on a 9–0 run to bring the Titan lead down to just a single bucket, but a jump shot from Chase Simon followed by a fast–break by Doug Anderson helped regain the momentum. St. John's attempted to mount several runs, but each time the Titans would answer, never letting the Red Storm be down just a single possession in the final 7:30 of the game. Detroit notched their first big non–conference win of the season, downing St. John's 69–63. Ray McCallum had 14 points in the second half as he led all Titans in scoring with 21 on the game. Doug Anderson grabbed 8 rebounds and scored 10 points. The game against St. John's marked the Titans debut of Brandon Romain, a transfer from Westchester Community College. 12/8/2011 – Detroit vs Western Michigan The Titans home game against the Western Michigan Broncos marked the return of their leading rebounder from last season, Eli Holman, who averaged 9.6 rebounds and 11.8 points per game. Coming off a suspension of more than 10 games, Holman scored 21 points from the bench to lead all Titans in scoring and tied LaMarcus Lowe with the most rebounds, grabbing 3 offensive rebounds and 7 overall. The Titans started with a 9–0 run and never looked back. They led by as much as 24 points at several moments in the first half before going into half–time up 61–39. The Titans faltered in the second half at times, letting Western Michigan pull within 9 with 3:36 remaining in the game, but the Titans protected the lead with a few key baskets and free throws as they defeated the Broncos 92–81. The Titans kept their turnovers far lower than average, losing the ball 8 times while dishing out 18 assists. This was the first game of the season where the Titans had 10 active players, just in time