BATON ROUGE, La. (Interstat) — Garrett Nussmeier passed for 254 yards and two touchdowns to lead LSU to a 20-10 victory over South Carolina on Saturday night at a packed Tiger Stadium.

The Tigers improved to 4-1, while the Gamecocks fell to 3-2. LSU’s defense stifled South Carolina, sacking quarterback LaNorris Sellers three times and intercepting two passes. Nussmeier connected with Trey’Dez Green for one score and found Kyle Parker for a 43-yard touchdown in the third quarter to create separation. South Carolina’s lone touchdown came on a 72-yard run by Matt Fuller in the first quarter.