STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) -- Nitra Perry scored 18 points, including a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to send the game into overtime, and Mississippi State defeated No. 11 Auburn 74-68 Thursday night.

Mississippi State (16-2, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) connected on 12-of-15 free throw attempts in overtime. The Lady Bulldogs (No. 21 ESPN/USA Today, No. 20 Associated Press) have won 16 straight at home.

Auburn's LeCoe Willingham had 22 points and Tasha Hamilton added 21.

Auburn (15-4, 4-3), which trailed 42-30 after Cynthia Hall hit a 3-pointer with 14:58 remaining, used a 16-5 run over a span of eight minutes to cut the deficit to one.

Two free throws by Shana Askew gave Auburn its first lead of the game, 55-54, with 17 seconds left.

After the Tigers took a three-point lead on two free throws by Willingham, Perry rebounded a missed shot by Mississippi State, stepped over the 3-point line and connected on a shot as time ran out in regulation.