to travel to Tuscaloosa to face the nationally ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. 12/11/2011 – Detroit at #16/15 Alabama Detroit faced off with its most difficult road opponent of the regular season, taking on the Alabama Crimson Tide, a then Top 20 nationally ranked team. The Titans struggled early, going 0–for–10 on field goals to start the game, and the Tide capitalized, surging to a 12–1 lead. The Titans had great difficulty scoring in the first half, going just 7–of–29 from the field and 0–of–7 from 3, leading to a likely insurmountable 38–22 deficit at half–time. Detroit made many attempts in the second half to mount runs and cut into Alabama's lead, but every time the Titans would cut the lead to 10 or 12, Alabama would surge ahead again and again, stretching their lead to as much as 18 at 57–39 with 5:13 remaining. Detroit did not give up, ending the game on a 15–5 run to cut the lead to single digits, but the lead was too much to overcome as the Titans lost to the Crimson Tide 62–54. Detroit out–rebounded Alabama 38–26, including 18 offensive rebounds. Ray McCallum led the team in scoring with 13 points, adding 6 rebounds and 4 assists. LaMarcus Lowe grabbed 10 rebounds in the effort, and Eli Holman scored 9 points and grabbed 9 boards in 27 minutes off the bench. 12/17/2011 – Detroit vs #17/16 Mississippi State Detroit played its second Top 20 nationally ranked SEC foe in a row, this time hosting the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The Titans took an early 3–0 lead on a 3–pointer by Chase Simon. Mississippi State then went on a 15–4 run to go up 15–7. The Titans kept cutting into the lead, stopping every Bulldog attempt to pull away in the first half. Detroit fought back to tie the game three times, and went into half–time down three points at 39–36 Bulldogs. Mississippi State came out swinging in the second half, starting on a 10–0 run in the first 2:13 to extend their lead to 13 at 49–36. The Bulldogs would stretch their lead to 15 with 15:05 remaining in the game before the Titans mounted another run fueled by a dunk and tip–in from Eli Holman. PJ Boutte hit a layup and Chase Simon hit a 3–pointer to cut the Bulldog lead back down to 6. Mississippi State stretched the lead back to 11