Following Ward-Prowse’s opener, just shy of half-time, Nathan Broadhead equalised for the Tractor Boys soon after the interval, before eye-catching strikes from skipper Bowen and Mohammed Kudus earned the visitors the full share of the spoils.
Ward-Prowse added: “We knew that obviously it was the last game of the season, and they were going to come out fast, and we started well.
“We ran a bit of a rocky patch halfway through the first half, but I think we knew we wanted to be progressive in our plays, we wanted to get after them and be assertive, and we did that well.
“Sometimes we can win ugly, but today I think we were in control. They had their chances and got back in the game, but we had to do a professional job.
“Overall, I think we performed well, and we got the result we wanted. Like I said, now it’s about taking this into the summer, coming back on a positive and then going again.”