Nick Nurse admits he will be thinking big in Croatia tonight.

The Brighton Bears chief wants his side to clinch a first win in the ULEB Cup and ruin Split's chances of progressing to the last 16.

Dominance close to the basket will be a key factor in Nurse's masterplan.

He said: "We need to get something out of our inside guys. They need to play these guys hard because their big man hurt us when they beat us at home. We gave that game away and this is our opportunity to get it back."

Nurse will again look for powerful performances from Kendrick Warren and Andrew Alleyne, plus improved contributions from Jason Siemon and maybe even Dave Morgan, who has made this trip after missing last week's defeat at Cholet.

Andy Gardiner remains sidelined by a knee injury.

Bears' travelling party also includes Croatian Nicki Tecarevic,who, like Mani Laroche in France last week, has been selected mainly for his interpreting skills and can expect to be the busiest man on the trip.

The squad trained at Falmer yesterday morning before heading to Split.

They will be up against a home side who admit they need to win tonight and possibly hope for a Cholet defeat at the Brighton Centre in January if they are to reach the next stage.