A total team effort.

The Alabama Crimson Tide took the Oakland Golden Grizzlies to the cleaners on Monday night, with a 109-68 victory. And they did it by sharing the ball.

The Tide finished the game with a season-high 30 assists, with six players reaching three assists or more.

"This team was different than the teams I've played before. ... [In scouting, I thought] oh my God, there's no weakness,” said Oakland coach Greg Kampe after the game. “They passed the ball as good as they could pass the ball. They are as unselfish as you could possibly be.”

That was on full display on Monday. In the first two games, Alabama shot 42% from the field, but against Oakland, it converted on 63% of its shots.

But there were three players in particular that were the driving force of this victory. So let’s get into the three stars of the game.

When Labaron Philon left to pursue his NBA dreams, it created a massive void for the Crimson Tide.

For a team that was centered around a two-man game between him and Aden Holloway, the Tide needed to learn to spread the ball around to diversify their attack.

Enter London Jemison.

In three games, Jemison has been one of the most impactful players for Nate Oats’ squad. Oats, who considers the perimeter jumper his gospel, may have found another weapon in one of the SEC's deadliest sharpshooters.

Jemison entered tonight’s game shooting 50% from 3-point land, and last night against Oakland, went a perfect 6-for-6 from outside, and 69% for the season. 

It’s a difficult shot to stop. Jemison parks himself into the corner and fires away with a faster release than a Tesla on the open road.

Money.

I heavily criticized Allen’s game on opening night, and in turn, he made me eat crow. Unsalted.

From registering a triple double against Arkansas State, to making his first three 3-pointers of the game against Oakland, Allen was Alabama’s most efficient player outside of Jemison.

Nights like these were a rarity for Allen last season, who struggled with consistency from the perimeter.

But you were also able to feel him off the ball as well. Instead of continuously swinging the ball around the perimeter, Allen does a good job at cutting through the defense.

Oakland runs a 1-3-1 defense, which caused Alabama to play with some urgency to start, but Allen did a solid job at dissecting it with his off-ball movement.

Not only that, Oakland felt Allen’s presence on the defensive end. He had an extra pep in his step on defense, with quick lateral movement to stay in front of his man and active hands, enough to record two steals and a block.

Welcome back, Biz.

Holloway, who was Alabama’s second-leading scorer and the SEC’s leading 3-point shooter last season, returned to Alabama after serving a five-game suspension dating back to last season.

And he wasn’t short of confidence.

He returned to his ways on Monday night, by firing eight 3-pointers and making four of them, including a confident snipe from the logo with 36 seconds left in the first half.

It can’t be understated how important Holloway is to this team. Alabama had lacked a true starting point guard in the first two games, and it showed.

The Tide had gotten off to sluggishly slow starts against both Sam Houston State and Arkansas State, largely due to its struggles to create open looks for each other.

On Monday, the Tide made 10 of their first 14 shots, and never looked back.

Holloway's presence clearly made a difference in how Alabama operated offensively.