BATON ROUGE, La. (Interstat) — LSU escaped with a 13-10 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday at Tiger Stadium in a game dominated by defense. The Tigers improved to 7-4, while the Hilltoppers fell to 8-3.

LSU quarterback Michael Van Buren Jr. threw for 202 yards and a second-quarter touchdown pass to Trey’Dez Green, which tied the game at 7-7. Damian Ramos provided the winning points with field goals in the third and fourth quarters.

Western Kentucky took an early 3-0 lead on a first-quarter field goal and tied the game at 10-10 with a fourth-quarter touchdown. The Hilltoppers’ defense was led by Jaylen Wester’s 17 tackles, but the offense was stifled by an LSU defense that recorded multiple sacks and two interceptions.