CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ? North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams cut his scalp and needed five stitches Friday when he tripped over a cord in his office and hit his head on a door, giving the Tar Heels a bumpy start to their final day of practice for today’s game against rival North Carolina State.

Williams was on his feet unaided immediately after the accident, though he was unable to attend an afternoon news conference or appear on ESPN Radio for a scheduled interview. He showed for practice later in the afternoon sporting a USA Basketball cap.

Williams was in good spirits and chuckled at his fall, jokingly claiming that he needed 36 stitches. He said he was stepping over a table when his foot got tangled in a cord for a VCR remote control in an office containing about two dozen basketballs for him to autograph.

“The office is too small for all that dadgum memorabilia,” he said.